Key result
Waist circumference was found to be more strongly correlated with systolic blood pressure than body mass index among rural school students, with significant positive correlations observed in both boys (r=0.41) and girls (r=0.40).
Cross-Sectional (n=551)
Yes
Effect estimate: r=0.41 (boys) and r=0.40 (girls)
p-value: p=<0.01
In rural Indian school children aged 8-16, both BMI and waist circumference are positively correlated with blood pressure, highlighting the early emergence of cardiovascular risk factors associated with central adiposity.
Supports WC over BMI for BP correlation in rural youth; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) are considered as the most important anthropometric indicators to investigate the risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, hypertension and other obesity-related diseases. This study assessed the relationship between blood pressure (BP) with BMI and WC in students (aged 8 - 16 years) of rural West Bengal (WB) in Eastern India. About 551 rural secondary school going students were surveyed for BP, height, weight and WC. Among them 283 were boys and 268 were girls. BMI was derived using standard formula; Pearsons correlation coefficient was done to assess the degree of correlation among BP with BMI and WC. A lower range of obesity was found in rural areas in both boys and girls. WC was found to be more correlated with BP than BMI. Increase of BP was found with a higher BMI and WC. Prevalence of higher BP was found among school boys than girls in rural WB.Journal of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences, Vol. 40, No. 2, 169-178, 2016
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Sengupta et al. (2016) conducted a cross-sectional in Blood Pressure and Obesity (n=551). Body mass index and waist circumference was evaluated on Correlation of systolic blood pressure with waist circumference (r=0.41 (boys) and r=0.40 (girls), p=<0.01). Waist circumference was found to be more strongly correlated with systolic blood pressure than body mass index among rural school students, with significant positive correlations observed in both boys (r=0.41) and girls (r=0.40).
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