Key result
Waist circumference, body mass index, and conicity index were positively and significantly correlated with systolic blood pressure in postmenopausal women.
Why the study?
Do adiposity indices (conicity index, BMI, waist circumference) correlate with cardiovascular risk factors in postmenopausal women?
Population
150 postmenopausal women attending a hospital in Tehran, Iran. Inclusion: naturally menopausal for at least…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Adiposity indices may flag higher SBP in postmenopausal women; leaves open causality and clinical utility pending longitudinal data.
Cross-Sectional (n=150)
No
Do adiposity indices (conicity index, BMI, waist circumference) correlate with cardiovascular risk factors in postmenopausal women?
Effect estimate: r = 0.26
p-value: p=0.02
Waist circumference and BMI are significantly associated with blood pressure in postmenopausal women, highlighting the importance of central obesity as an indicator of cardiovascular risk.
Shidfar et al. (2012) conducted a cross-sectional in Cardiovascular risk factors (n=150). Adiposity indices (waist circumference, body mass index, conicity index) was evaluated on Correlation of waist circumference with systolic blood pressure (r = 0.26, p=0.02). Waist circumference, body mass index, and conicity index were positively and significantly correlated with systolic blood pressure in postmenopausal women.
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