title: Body Mass Index Is Associated with Hypertension in Japanese Young Elderly Individuals: Findings of the New Integrated Suburban Seniority Investigation.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study aimed to investigate the association between BMI at 65 years of age and the development of hypertension during the subsequent five years.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 1,003 participants (65 years of age) who had no history of myocardial infarction and/or hypertension at baseline health check-ups (1996-2005) and participated in a secondary health check-up when the subjects reached 70 years of age were analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Using fully adjusted models, men with a BMI of <18.5 [odds ratio (OR), 4.08; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.32-1.83], BMI of 23.0-24.9 (OR, 2.00; 95% CI, 1.18-3.40) and BMI of ≥25.0 (OR, 1.98; 95% CI, 1.10-3.56) were found to be at higher risk of developing hypertension than did those with a BMI of 18.5-22.9.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Leanness or being overweight/obese at age 65 increases the risk of subsequent hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Shigekazu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ukawa
authors.forename: Akiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tamakoshi
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wakai
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ando
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kawamura
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D016017:Odds Ratio; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013383:Suburban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055105:Waist Circumference