Relationship between blood glucose, blood lipid and body mass index in urban hypertensive communities

Abstract

Objective To analyze the relationship between blood glucose, blood lipid and body mass index(BMI) in elderly patients with hypertension. Methods Form January 2016 to December 2017, 376 hypertensive patients over 65 year old in Jinan city were enrolled in this study.The sex, age, BMI, fasting blood glucose and blood lipid were investigated and tested.The prevalence of coronary heart disease and diabetes mellitus in hypertensive patients were investigated, and the relationship between BMI and blood glucose, blood lipid and liver function index were explored. Results Of 376 hypertensive patients, the detection rate of diabetes mellitus was 21.01%(79/376), 221 cases were diagnosed with coronary heart disease, with the detection rate of 58.78%.With the rise of BMI, fasting blood glucose showed an upward trend.Person correlation analysis showed that there was a significant positive correlation between BMI and fasting blood glucose(r=0.167, P=0.003). The difference between TG and TC in different BMI groups was statistically significant(FTG=12.48, P<0.001; FTC=4.83, P<0.001). The content of alanine transaminase in the overweight group and obese group was significantly higher than that in the normal body weight group, the difference was statistically significant(F=5.24, P=0.005). Conclusion For elderly hypertensive patients, it is urgent to test blood glucose and coronary heart disease screening.For people over the age of 65, obesity is still an important risk factor for hyperlipidemia and hyperglycemia.Therefore, body weight control is needed in elderly patients with hypertensive. Key words: Hypertension; Aged; Blood glucose; Dyslipidemias; Body mass index; Obesity; Sex factors; Age factors