Association between body mass index changes and short- and long-term outcomes of hypertension in a Chinese rural cohort study

This study aimed to investigate the effect of body mass index (BMI) changes on hypertension among rural areas of China. A population-based sample of 13,263 and 5944 rural Chinese people aged ≥35 years and without hypertension at baseline was included in our analysis of BMI changes (from (2004-2006) to 2008) and short- and long-term outcomes of hypertension (from 2008 to 2010 and 2010 to 2017). The participants were divided into four groups by a...