What question did this study set out to answer?

This research aims to evaluate the association between different anthropometric measures of adiposity and blood pressure levels in adults from Cameroon.

May 3, 2021Health Science ReportsOpen Access

Association between measures of adiposity and blood pressure levels in adult Cameroonians

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Why the study?

Several anthropometric measurements are variably recommended to assess adiposity in routine practice, but there is less agreement on their comparative performance.

Which anthropometric measures of adiposity best predict prevalent hypertension in adult Cameroonians?

Key Points

This research aims to evaluate the association between different anthropometric measures of adiposity and blood pressure levels in adults from Cameroon.
Data collected as part of the May Measurement Month 2017 survey.
Participants included 14,424 nonpregnant adults with no prior BP assessment or hypertension diagnosis.
Used logistic regression models to estimate odds ratios for hypertension per 1 SD increase in each adiposity measure.
Graded associations observed between adiposity measures and newly diagnosed hypertension.
AUC for single measures ranged from 0.709 (Ponderal Index) to 0.721 (Body Roundness Index).
Combined measures improved AUC for predicting hypertension, ranging from 0.736 to 0.739.

Structured PICO

Which anthropometric measures of adiposity best predict prevalent hypertension in adult Cameroonians?

Population

14,424 nonpregnant adults in Cameroon with no BP measurement in the past year and no prior hypertension diagnosis, mean age 39.84 years, 58.25% female.

Intervention

Seven anthropometric measures of adiposity (waist circumference, waist-to-height ratio, Body Mass Index, Ponderal Index, Conicity Index, A Body Shape Index, and Body Roundness Index)

Outcome

Blood pressure levels and prevalent hypertension (systolic BP ≥140 mm Hg and/or diastolic ≥90 mm Hg)surrogate

Waist circumference, waist-to-height ratio, and body roundness index are strongly associated with blood pressure and predict prevalent hypertension in adult Cameroonians, with prediction enhanced by including BMI.

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Implication

May inform adiposity-based hypertension screening in low-resource settings; leaves open prospective validation of clinical utility.

Cite This Study

Dzudié et al. (2021) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6ffcde660549caf2c48a0d https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.259

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Association between measures of adiposity and blood pressure levels in adult Cameroonians

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Cite This Study

Association between measures of adiposity and blood pressure levels in adult Cameroonians

Key Points

Structured PICO

Discussion

Implication

Cite This Study

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