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Do Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference correlate with blood pressure in healthy adults?
Do Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference correlate with blood pressure in healthy adults?
Both BMI and waist circumference are positively correlated with systolic, diastolic, and mean blood pressure, with waist circumference serving as a stronger predictor of blood pressure elevation.
WC may better predict BP than BMI in healthy adults; hypothesis-generating, needs prospective confirmation before practice implications.
Introduction: Lifestyle and habits of people have its effect on body weight and it is seen that prevalence of obesity has been increasing greatly in the last few decades. It is seen that increase in weight gain have its negative effect on every organ system causing health hazards. A correlation is being shown between weight gain and blood pressure. Materials and Methods: 100 subjects from Assam Medical College are being examined to asses obesity by Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference and also their Blood Pressure are recorded. Results: A positive correlation has been observed between BMI, WC with BP. Amongst BMI and WC , WC remains a better predictor of mean blood pressure. Conclusion: Blood Pressure has got direct relationship with BMI and WC. Systolic, Diastolic and Mean BP increases proportionally with increasing BMI and WC.
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