Relationship between visceral adiposity and hypertension
| Autor: | Mariana Felgueira Pavanelli, Valdecir Correia Arantes, Rejane Cristina Ribas Silva |
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| Jazyk: | portugalština |
| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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| Zdroj: | Revista de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Vol 2, Iss 3, Pp 584-590 (2013) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2179-7692 21797692 |
| DOI: | 10.5902/217976926326 |
| Popis: | Objective: to evaluate the relationship between abdominal circumference (AC) and blood pressure in men of a municipality from Parana state. Method: case-control study in which men were evaluated for use of antihypertensive, age, weight, height, and CA, through a questionnaire and measurements of anthropometric indices, respectively. Data were analyzed using the odds ratio. Results: men over 60, obese and with high AC are more susceptible to developing hypertension. AC was the risk factor with the highest statistical association. Conclusions: fat deposits in the abdominal region represent an important risk factor for the development of hypertension and anthropometric indices should be applied periodically in patients prone to hypertension |
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