Relationship Between Body Mass Index and Blood Pressure, Serum Lipids and Lipoproteins in Young Japanese Women

Abstract

The relationship between Body Mass Index (BMI) and blood pressure, serum lipids and lipoproteins was studied in 1062 young Japanese women aged 20-39 years. The data was adjusted for age, cigarette smoking and alcohol intake. Subjects were divided into three groups by BMI : a Low group (BMI<19.9), a Middle group (19.9≤BMI <21.9), and a High group (BMI≥21.9) . High group had significantly higher mean value of systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG) and low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and the ratio of TC to high density lipoprotein cholesterol (TC/ HDL-C) than Middle group and Low group. High group had significantly lower mean value of HDL-C than Middle group and Low group. The present study shows that there was a higher risk of blood pressure, serum lipids and lipoproteins in high BMI group in young Japanese women aged 20-39 years.