Impact of Waist Circumference on the Relationship between BMI and Hypertension Parameters

摘要

Obesity is an important primary health care problem as it is associated with many other conditions including hypertension. Both obesity and hypertension are important risk factors for cardiovascular diseases. A total of 863 people, 235 males and 628 females in different age (mean 63.00±1,376; from 21 to 92 years old) on the Yambol territory in Bulgaria from 2010 to 2013 year were included in this study. The prevalence of overweight was statistically higher among females as compared with males. (p=0.001; χ2=15.693) Only 40 (18.2%) males and 135 (22.2%) females have obesity. There is significant statistically correlation between sex, age and hypertension. The more positive number with hypertension stage I is in women group in age from 55-74.9 were n=106/157 (67.5%/100%) (p=0.001; χ2 = 52.34), while the male group in same age are n=45/67 (67.2%/100%), (p=0.032; χ2 =13.79). BMI is widely accepted as one of the best indicator of nutritional status in adults. The biological mechanism by which higher BMI increases the risk of developing hypertension is not completely known.