Threshold of Body Mass Index for the Development of Hypertension Among Japanese Adults.
Yuta SuzukiHidehiro KanekoYuichiro YanoAkira OkadaYohei HashimotoHidetaka ItohSatoshi MatsuokaIsao YokotaKatsuhito FujiuNobuaki MichihataTaisuke JoNorifumi TakedaHiroyuki MoritaKentaro KamiyaAtsuhiko MatsunagaJunya AkoKoichi NodeHideo YasunagaIssei KomuroPublished in: The Journal of nutrition (2022)
In Japanese adults with normal or elevated BP, risk of developing hypertension increased with BMI when baseline BMI was greater than 20 kg/m². Body weight gain additively interacted with baseline BMI during hypertension development. Our results underscore the importance of maintaining body weight in preventing the development of hypertension.