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Table 2 Blood pressure by BMI class in all and untreated participants 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

 

SBP

DBP

Prevalence BP ≥140/90 mmHg

Treated

1998

 

mmHg

95 %-CI

mmHg

95 %-CI

%

%

All participants

              

 17.5-25 kg/m2

123.4

(

122.4

-

124.3

)

75.2

(

74.6

-

75.7

)

12.3

8.0

 ≥25-30 kg/m2

131.1

(

130.2

-

132.0

)

79.2

(

78.6

-

79.7

)

26.2

21.6

 ≥30-40 kg/m2

135.4

(

134.2

-

136.7

)

82.2

(

81.6

-

82.9

)

35.9

35.8

Untreated participants

              

 17.5-25 kg/m2

121.8

(

121.0

-

122.6

)

74.5

(

73.9

-

75.0

)

8.6

/

 ≥25-30 kg/m2

128.3

(

127.5

-

129.2

)

78.1

(

77.6

-

78.7

)

19.2

/

 ≥30-40 kg/m2

131.9

(

130.7

-

133.1

)

80.9

(

80.2

-

81.6

)

27.5

/

2008-11

All participants

              

 17.5-25 kg/m2

119.7

(

119.1

-

120.3

)

70.8

(

70.3

-

71.2

)

8.0a

10.5a

 ≥25-30 kg/m2

126.2

(

125.5

-

127.0

)

74.7

(

74.2

-

75.2

)

17.9a

27.6a

 ≥30-40 kg/m2

128.5

(

127.3

-

129.6

)

75.4

(

74.7

-

76.1

)

24.4a

48.5a

Untreated participants

              

 17.5-25 kg/m2

118.7

(

118.0

-

119.4

)

70.4

(

69.9

-

70.8

)

6.5a

/

 ≥25-30 kg/m2

124.8

(

124.0

-

125.7

)

74.8

(

74.2

-

75.4

)

14.3a

/

 ≥30-40 kg/m2

127.6

(

126.3

-

129.0

)

76.3

(

75.4

-

77.3

)

20.2a

/

  1. ap significant <0.05 for survey difference 1998 vs. 2008–11