Key result
BMI, waist circumference, and waist-hip ratio significantly influence hypertension prevalence, with waist circumference having a greater impact than waist-hip ratio.
Why the study?
Do body mass index, waist circumference, and waist-hip ratio correlate with the prevalence of hypertension in middle-aged and elderly residents?
Do body mass index, waist circumference, and waist-hip ratio correlate with the prevalence of hypertension in middle-aged and elderly residents?
Maintaining normal body weight and monitoring waist circumference are important measures for preventing hypertension in middle-aged and older adults.
Cautions against practice change from observational data alone; leaves open whether waist measures add prognostic value beyond BMI in longitudinal cohorts.
The influences of BMI, waist circumference and waist-hip ratio on the prevalence of hypertension were significant, but the influence of waist circumference on hypertension was greater than waist-hip ratio. Keeping normal bodyweight might be one of the effective hypertension prevention measures.
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Xiao et al. (2016) studied this question. BMI, waist circumference, and waist-hip ratio significantly influence hypertension prevalence, with waist circumference having a greater impact than waist-hip ratio.
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