Why the study?
Obesity can cause high blood pressure, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases, prompting evaluation of the link between anthropometric obesity indices and blood pressure control in hypertensive patients.
Does central obesity assessed by waist-height ratio associate with uncontrolled blood pressure in patients with hypertension?
Does central obesity assessed by waist-height ratio associate with uncontrolled blood pressure in patients with hypertension?
Waist-height ratio, a measure of central obesity, is significantly associated with poor blood pressure control in patients with hypertension, outperforming BMI.
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WHtR was associated with poor BP control in hypertensives; leaves open whether central obesity measures should guide management in prospective trials.
Oseni et al. (2023) studied this question.
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