Key result
Higher BMI and WHR linked to higher systolic and diastolic blood pressure in adolescents.
Why the study?
Correlating hypertension with BMI and WHR enables cardiovascular disease risk assessment from a young age, motivating the evaluation of how BMI and WHR correlate with hypertension in young adults and adolescents.
Cross-Sectional (n=946)
No
Effect estimate: r = 0.249
p-value: p=<0.0001
In healthy adolescents, increasing BMI and waist-hip ratio are positively correlated with higher systolic and diastolic blood pressure, highlighting the importance of weight management for early cardiovascular risk prevention.
Supports BP screening in overweight adolescents; leaves open prospective validation of anthropometric predictors for incident hypertension.
Background: Anthropometry is emerging as a useful tool in assessing the future risk of chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes mellitus (and diabetic nephropathy, diabetic neuropathy, diabetic retinopathy), hypercholesterolemia, atherosclerosis, coronary artery diseases, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Body mass index (BMI) and waist–hip ratio (WHR) are used extensively in the forecast of cardio-vascular diseases. The main risk factor for such diseases is hypertension and the correlation of hypertension with BMI and/or WHR gives one the ability to forecast the diseases as risk assessment from a young age and proper techniques can be utilized to delay them. The aim of this study was to correlate BMI and WHR with hypertension in young adults and adolescents. Material and methods: A cross sectional, record-based study of adolescents from age group 17–19 (n = 946) was done and analyzed. Results: Data of a total of 465 males and 481 females (n = 946) were analyzed. In both males and females, mean blood pressure [both systolic (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP)] showed a positive correlation with increasing ranges of BMI and WHR. Values of Pearson correlation coefficient and p-value: Males: SBP -> BMI = 0.236 (p < 0.0001); DBP -> BMI = 0.187 (p < 0.0001); Males: SBP -> WHR = 0.194 (p < 0.0001); DBP -> WHR = 0.148 (p < 0.0001); Females: SBP -> BMI = 0.249 (p <0.0001); DBP -> BMI = 0.267 (p < 0.0001); Females: SBP -> WHR = 0.090 (p < 0.0001); DBP -> WHR= 0.116 (p < 0.0001). The correlation between BMI and WHR in males was 0.234 (p < 0.0001) and in females, it was 0.172 (p < 0.0001). Conclusion: A steady increase in SBP and DBP is correlated with an increase in BMI and WHR. This leads to the efficacy of these methods in assessing future risks. It was found that hypertension was correlated with BMI and WHR; there was also a correlation between BMI and WHR.
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Desai et al. (2023) conducted a cross-sectional in Healthy adolescents (n=946). Body mass index (BMI) and waist-hip ratio (WHR) was evaluated on Correlation between BMI and systolic blood pressure in females (r = 0.249, p=<0.0001). Increasing body mass index and waist-hip ratio were significantly correlated with higher systolic and diastolic blood pressure in adolescents.
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