Elevated weight increased the risk for higher blood pressure in patients younger than 65 years, particularly in whites compared to blacks, but had little impact on systolic BP in patients aged ≥65.
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Does elevated weight increase the risk of elevated blood pressure differently across age and race groups in adult primary care patients?
Weight loss interventions to address elevated blood pressure may be more effective if targeted at populations younger than 65 years.
We examined whether race and age, risk factors for obesity and hypertension, affect the association of obesity with elevated blood pressure (BP). Using electronic medical record data, we conducted a cross-sectional study of adult patients seen at 6 Maryland primary care clinics from September 2011 through June 2012. The risk for higher BP among patients younger than 65 years and in an elevated weight category was greater for both races but was higher for whites than blacks. For patients aged 65 years or older, weight had little impact on systolic BP, suggesting that approaches involving weight loss to address elevated BP should focus on populations younger than 65.
Kan et al. (2015) conducted a cross-sectional in Elevated blood pressure. Elevated weight category was evaluated on Elevated blood pressure. Elevated weight increased the risk for higher blood pressure in patients younger than 65 years, particularly in whites compared to blacks, but had little impact on systolic BP in patients aged ≥65.