Body Mass Index, Diabetes, Hypertension, and Short-Term Mortality: A Population-Based Observational Study, 2000-2006

Jerant, Anthony F; Franks, Peter

doi:10.3122/jabfm.2012.04.110289

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“…This consistency reinforces our interpretation that body size was unlikely to be a major determinant of BP in this group, suggesting that differences in body dimensions may not be of major relevance in the determination of BP level in everyperson or group, especially when hypertension is present as others have also argued [7,9,[39][40][41][42][43].…”

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Blood pressure and body size preference in traditional communities of Ilorin metropolis, Nigeria

Etebu

Oyejola

2015

Cardiovascular Endocrinology

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Background Our previous work showed that many individuals with type 2 diabetes and in the background population may prefer larger body sizes. This prompted us to study the interaction between body size, body size perception and blood pressure.Methods Anthropometric variables, body size perception and blood pressure were measured in adults of three Nigerian communities. The results were subjected to tests of correlation and regression to determine any association/ functional relationship between predictor variables and blood pressure.Results Participants with elevated blood pressure were older (52.75 vs. 39.58 years) and had a higher BMI (24.50 vs. 22.84), waist circumference (86.69 vs. 81.57) and hip circumference (95.23 vs. 92.49) compared with normotensives. There were significant (P < 0.05) correlations between systolic blood pressure and age (0.401), weight (0.13), BMI (0.182), waist circumference (0.231), hip circumference (0.132), height (0.15), current body size perception (0.181), preferred body size (0.119) and preferred body size of the opposite gender (0.14). For normotensives, a 1 cm increment in waist circumference was associated with an increase in systolic blood pressure by 0.35 mmHg in those younger than 50 years of age. In older participants, an increase in BMI by 1 kg/m 2 led to an increase in systolic blood pressure by 1.1 mmHg. Thirty-two per cent of the participants had hypertension. Less than 10% of the interindividual differences in blood pressure resulted from variations in body dimensions/or body size perception. Significantly, 66.5 versus 51.9% of hypertensive and normotensive individuals, respectively, desired a larger body size for self/spouse. ConclusionThe results indicated a dominant preference for larger body sizes, whereas body dimension predicted blood pressure only to a very limited degree. Cardiovasc Endocrinol 4:53-59

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Blood pressure and body size preference in traditional communities of Ilorin metropolis, Nigeria

Etebu

Oyejola

2015

Cardiovascular Endocrinology

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“…Overweight and obesity are important predictors of hypertension; and had more high mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure than normal weight people in both sexes. 23 In this study, 67.5% of the studied rural residents are overweight, 16 In the current study, there is higher percentage hypertension among obese objects 54.5% compared to 34% and 33.3% among overweight and normal body mass index respectively and the difference is statistically highly significant. The odds ratio of having hypertension among obese subjects is 2.32 compared to normal or over weight subjects and this indicates that obesity is an important risk factor of hypertension.…”

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Prevalence of Hypertension and Quality of Life among Hypertensive Patients in An Egyptian Village

2018

The Egypt. J. of Community Medicine

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Background: Systemic Hypertension (SH) is a major cardiovascular risk factor with a high prevalence in almost all countries and is one of the leading risk factors for global mortality. It is estimated to have caused 7% of disease burden in 2010 and 9.4 million deaths. Studies have been conducted to illustrate the negative effect of systemic hypertension on health-related quality of life. Objective: To measure the prevalence of hypertension and its risk factors among residents of a village in Menoufia governorate and to describe the quality of life among the study population in the same village. Method: The study was a cross sectional design with multistage random sampling. Six hundred (600) people representing 10% of the population of Meet El Moze village in Menofia governorate were included. The chosen households were visited where filling the questionnaires and the clinical examination was carried out. Household residents 18 years or older were recruited. Results: The results indicated that the prevalence of hypertension was 38.2% in Meet El Moze village a rural area in Egypt. Overweight and obesity were the most modifiable risk factors of hypertension. The quality of life was worsened among hypertensive patients. Conclusion: It is concluded that hypertension is prominent in rural areas and affects the quality of life of hypertensive patients.

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“…Such recall techniques have been successfully used by our research group [14]. And self-reported weight is used extensively in examinations of other health conditions [15][16][17].…”

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Body mass index patterns following dysvascular lower extremity amputation

Rosenberg

Turner

Littman

et al. 2012

Disability and Rehabilitation

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• People undergoing lower-extremity amputation have high rates of overweight and obesity and continue to gain weight in the year following amputation. • Objective assessment of body mass index (both with and without a prosthetic device) and waist circumference would help future research efforts. • Targeting weight loss post-amputation could improve the health of people with lower-extremity amputations.

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Body Mass Index, Diabetes, Hypertension, and Short-Term Mortality: A Population-Based Observational Study, 2000-2006

Cited by 41 publications

References 42 publications

Blood pressure and body size preference in traditional communities of Ilorin metropolis, Nigeria

Blood pressure and body size preference in traditional communities of Ilorin metropolis, Nigeria

Prevalence of Hypertension and Quality of Life among Hypertensive Patients in An Egyptian Village

Body mass index patterns following dysvascular lower extremity amputation

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