title: [Association between waist circumference and the prevalence/control of hypertension by gender and different body mass index classification in an urban elderly population].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the present study was to evaluate the association between waist circumference and the prevalence/control of hypertension in an urban elderly population.
  
  
  METHODS
  From September 2009 to June 2010, a population-based cross-sectional study was conducted in Wanshoulu area of Beijing, China.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 2 035 elderly (828 male, 1 207 females) participants aged ≥60 years from a community were included in this study for data analysis. We found that the increased waist circumference could significantly increase the risk of prevalence and poor control of hypertension, with the adjusted odds ratios (95% CI) as 1.04 (1.01-1.08) and 0.96 (0.92-1.00) , respectively. Among those identified pure central obesity females (64.7%) , the prevalence of hypertension was significantly higher than those females with normal body mass index (BMI) or with normal waist circumference (52.2%). The adjusted odds ratio (95%CI) between the above said groups appeared as 1.58 (1.07-2.32). The control rate of hypertension among females (32.9%) with pure central obesity, was lower than that of the females with normal BMI and waist circumference (43.5%) , with an adjusted odds ratio (95%CI) as 0.62 (0.37-1.04, P=0.071).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There appeared significant association between people with pure central obesity and the increased risk of prevalence or with poor control of hypertension. More attention should be paid to both the prevalence and control of hypertension programs among females with pure central obesity.
authors: Department of Epidemiology, Institute of Geriatrics; Beijing Key Laboratory of research on aging and related diseases.
authors: Lei
authors: L
authors: Wu
authors: Department of Epidemiology, Institute of Geriatrics; Beijing Key Laboratory of research on aging and related diseases; State Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease; Email: yhe301@sina.com.
authors: Yao
authors: Y
authors: He
authors: Department of Chinese Traditional Medicine and Acupuncture, PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
authors: Bin
authors: B
authors: Jiang
authors: Department of Epidemiology, Institute of Geriatrics; Beijing Key Laboratory of research on aging and related diseases.
authors: Miao
authors: M
authors: Liu
authors: Department of Epidemiology, Institute of Geriatrics; Beijing Key Laboratory of research on aging and related diseases.
authors: Shanshan
authors: S
authors: Yang
authors: Department of Epidemiology, Institute of Geriatrics; Beijing Key Laboratory of research on aging and related diseases.
authors: Jing
authors: J
authors: Zeng
authors: Department of Epidemiology, Institute of Geriatrics; Beijing Key Laboratory of research on aging and related diseases.
authors: Yiyan
authors: Y
authors: Wang
authors: Department of Epidemiology, Institute of Geriatrics; Beijing Key Laboratory of research on aging and related diseases.
authors: Jianhua
authors: J
authors: Wang
authors: Department of Epidemiology, Institute of Geriatrics; Beijing Key Laboratory of research on aging and related diseases.
authors: Di
authors: D
authors: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000068476:Beijing / Q000453:epidemiology; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D056128:Obesity, Abdominal / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014504:Urban Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055105:Waist Circumference