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Clinical Interventions in Aging Volume 1, 2006 - Issue 3
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Body mass index and change in blood pressure over a 7-year period in older Mexican Americans

Luis F Amador1 Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, TX, USA;2 Sealy Center on Aging, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, TX, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Soham Al Snih1 Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, TX, USA;2 Sealy Center on Aging, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, TX, USA
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Kyriakos S Markides2 Sealy Center on Aging, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, TX, USA;3 Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, TX, USA
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James S Goodwin1 Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, TX, USA;2 Sealy Center on Aging, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, TX, USA;3 Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, TX, USA
Pages 275-282 | Published online: 18 Oct 2022

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Table 1 Descriptive characteristic of the sample at baseline (N=2404)

Figure 1 Mean systolic and diastolic blood pressures by years of follow-up (N=2404).

Note: p value for systolic blood pressure <0.0001; p value for diastolic blood pressure <0.0001.
Figure 1 Mean systolic and diastolic blood pressures by years of follow-up (N=2404).

Figure 2 Average mean systolic and diastolic blood pressures over a 7-year period by age categories at baseline (N=2404).

Note: p value for systolic blood pressure = 0.28; p value for diastolic blood pressure <0.0001.
Figure 2 Average mean systolic and diastolic blood pressures over a 7-year period by age categories at baseline (N=2404).

Figure 3 Average mean systolic and diastolic blood pressures over a 7-year period by body mass index (BMI) categories at baseline (N=2404).

Note: p value for systolic blood pressure <0.0001; p value for diastolic blood pressure <0.0001.
Figure 3 Average mean systolic and diastolic blood pressures over a 7-year period by body mass index (BMI) categories at baseline (N=2404).

Table 2 General linear mixed models estimates for systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) as a function of BMI categories at baseline over 7-year period among older Mexican Americans (N=2404)

Table 3 General linear mixed models estimates for diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) as a function of BMI categories at baseline over 7-year period among older Mexican Americans (N=2404)

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