Key result
Obesity and diet play a greater role in Asia-Pacific hypertension than in Western populations.
Why the study?
The prevalence of hypertension in the Asia-Pacific region and its dietary, nutritional, and sociocultural causes require examination to inform prevention strategies.
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Suggests prioritizing obesity and diet in Asia-Pacific hypertension prevention; leaves open need for region-specific trials.
Anthony Worsley (2001) conducted a review in hypertension. Dietary and nutritional constituents, obesity, and sociocultural factors was evaluated. Obesity, abdominal obesity, and certain dietary constituents appear to play a relatively greater role in the etiology of hypertension in the Asia-Pacific region compared to western populations.
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