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Table 4 Estimated increase in systolic blood pressure associated with an increase in BMI in 1998 and 2008-11

From: Change in the association of body mass index and systolic blood pressure in Germany – national cross-sectional surveys 1998 and 2008–2011

 

1998

2008

 

Estimated SBP increase

 

All participants

Untreated participants

All participants

Untreated participants

BMI increase

    

 Men

    

 20 to 25 kg/m2

7.0

6.2

3.8

3.7

 25 to 30 kg/m2

5.3

4.8

2.7

3.0

 30 to 35 kg/m2

3.6

3.4

1.7

2.4

 Women

    

 20 to 25 kg/m2

8.4

6.2

7.6

6.3

 25 to 30 kg/m2

6.2

4.9

4.8

4.0

 30 to 35 kg/m2

3.9

3.6

2.0

1.7

  1. SBP increase was estimated based on unadjusted generalized linear regression models