Why the study?
High blood pressure causes over 17 million cardiovascular deaths worldwide, with obesity as a significant contributing factor, but the correlation between anthropometric markers and blood pressure needed evaluation in this primary care population.
Higher body mass index and waist circumference are significantly correlated with higher systolic and diastolic blood pressure in healthy adults.
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BMI and waist monitoring aids BP risk assessment in healthy adults; reinforces extensive prior observational data but leaves causality open.
Eviana Budiartanti (2024) studied this question.
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