The Relation between Blood Pressure and Anthropometric Indices among Iranian Adults

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1 General Practitioner, Heart Failure Research Center, Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

2 Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

3 Student of Medicine, Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

4 Professor, Hypertension Research Center AND Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

5 Assistant Professor, Isfahan Endocrine and Metabolism Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran,

6 Assistant Professor, Heart Failure Research Center, Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

7 Professor, Interventional Cardiology Research Center, Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

8 Professor, Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Center, Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

Abstract

Background: One of the most important factors in hypertension is overweight and obesity, which there are several methods in order to measure them. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the relation between hypertension and anthropometric indexes among Iranian adults.Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 2264 patients with at least 18 years of age were enrolled, and demographic information, blood pressure, and anthropometric indices including body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), hip circumference and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), and the relationship between these indices and blood pressure in the patients were investigated.Findings: Prevalence of hypertension was 21.3% and 18.7% in men and women, respectively. All anthropometric indices were correlated significantly with systolic blood and diastolic pressure (P < 0.001). In both genders suffering from hypertension, all those variables were significantly higher compared to normal individuals (P < 0.001).Conclusion: Our findings showed that there was a significant relationship between anthropometric variables and hypertension. At the same time, further studies are needed to find out the exact relationship between these indicators and hypertension.

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Journal of Isfahan Medical School
Volume 37, Issue 513 - Serial Number 513
January and February 2019
Pages 31-39

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  • Receive Date: 01 December 2018
  • Revise Date: 02 November 2024
  • Accept Date: 06 April 2022

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