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Atlantic J Med Sci Res, vol.2, 2022 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
Aim: Hypertension is an emerging health problem related to cardiovascular
disease, and many reports have shown the link between hypertension and obesity
in different populations. In that study, we would like to evaluate the body fat
accumulation type and obesity-related parameters with hypertension.
Material and Methods: Hypertensive and normotensive individuals were
enrolled in Bandırma Training and Research Hospital, Cardiology Units. The
cardiologist examined the demographic data, obesity-related parameters, and
current health status. Blood pressures were measured under the European Heart
Society Recommendations. The data was accepted statistically within the 95%
confidence interval (p<0.05).
Results: The mean age of hypertensive and normotensive individuals was
60.25±12.45 vs. 57.78±11.17, p=0.05), respectively. A statistically significant
increase was observed in BMI, waist circumference (WC), waist-to-hip ratio
(WHR), and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) status in hypertensive patients compared
to controls. In contrast, hip circumference (HC) measurement is only higher only
in hypertensive women than in normotensive (110.61±18.23 vs. 100.69±20.46;
p:0.005), and there is no difference among men (108.56±16.16 vs107.93±16.78
p:0.82).
Conclusion: Abdominal weight gain is an important issue for cardiovascular
disease; thus, waist circumference (WC) is essential to evaluate the hypertension
risk more than obesity status. Hypertensive women are more prone to have appletype body shapes than hypertensive men were pear body shapes. In conclusion,
body fat accumulation is a more crucial triggering factor for hypertension than
body fat.