Abstract
The association of age, body weight, body mass index (BMI) and glycosylated hemoglobin Alc (HbAlc) to blood pressure in the general population of the Ho-long area in Taiwan was examined. A total of 1341 subjects, 746 men and 595 women, aged 40–90 years, were studied. Sex-specified multiple regression analyses were carried out on variables both univariately and significantly associated with blood pressure. Results show HbAlc to be significantly associated with SBP in both males and females before age, weight and/or BMI are adjusted ( p < 0.05). After controlling for these confounders, the strength of SBP-HbAlc association was slightly reduced in males, but remained significant. In contrast, there was no significance in females. Moreover, no significant relationship in DBP-HbAlc was found in either sex group. These findings suggest that although a positive correlation was found between HbAlc and SBP, HbAlc or glucose status appeared to be a less important contributing factor in hypertension than age or body weight.
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