March 1, 2006The FASEB Journal
Estimated effect of body mass index on blood pressure among adult women in Cebu, Philippines
Why the study?
Does higher body mass index (BMI) and weight gain increase blood pressure in adult women?
Population
1,824 adult women (ages 32–66 yr) from the Cebu Longitudinal Health and Nutrition Survey in the Philippines
Comparison
Higher body mass index and BMI increase from… vs Normal weight women (BMI < 25)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
4 years (1998 to 2002)
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Obesity-associated BP elevation warrants monitoring in women; leaves open whether weight loss causally lowers hypertension risk.
Structured PICO
Does higher body mass index (BMI) and weight gain increase blood pressure in adult women?
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Population
1,824 adult women (ages 32–66 yr) from the Cebu Longitudinal Health and Nutrition Survey in the Philippines
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Intervention
Higher body mass index (BMI) and BMI increase from 1998 to 2002
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Comparator
Normal weight women (BMI < 25)
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Outcome
Systolic (SBP) and diastolic (DBP) blood pressure in 2002surrogate
Higher BMI and weight gain are significantly associated with increased systolic and diastolic blood pressure in adult women, independent of central adiposity.
Cite This Study
Lee et al. (2006) studied this question.