| Autor: |
J B, Croft, D S, Strogatz, N L, Keenan, S A, James, A M, Malarcher, J M, Garrett |
| Rok vydání: |
1993 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
International journal of obesity and related metabolic disorders : journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity. 17(7) |
| Popis: |
The relationship of obesity measures to blood pressure and hypertension prevalence was assessed in a community probability sample of 25-50-year-old black adults (1101 women and 655 men) who were examined in 1988 in Pitt County, North Carolina. Among black women, both body mass index and waist-to-hip ratio had independent relationships with systolic and diastolic blood pressures and hypertension prevalence after controlling for the effects of age, socio-economic status, physical activity, alcohol, and the other obesity measure (P0.05). Body mass index also had independent relationships with blood pressure levels and hypertension prevalence in black men (P0.05), while waist-to-hip ratio was associated with hypertension prevalence (P = 0.05) and diastolic blood pressure (P0.05), but not with systolic blood pressure. The relationships of waist-to-hip ratio with blood pressure and hypertension prevalence were considerably reduced in both sex groups after controlling for body mass index. This study presents new evidence that waist-to-hip ratio is related to hypertension and blood pressure level independent of body mass index, in young to middle-aged black adult women and men. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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