[Association of various measurements of obesity and the prevalence of hypertension].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the association between body mass index (BMI), waist-hip ratio and waist circumference with the prevalence of hypertension in a representative sample of 1088 adults of Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil.


METHODS
In this cross-sectional survey, subjects were considered as having hypertension if they had systolic blood pressure > or = 160 mmHg or diastolic > or = 90 mmHg, and were considered obese if they had BMI > or = 27 kg/m2, or had a waist-hip-ratio > or = 0.95 cm (men) or 0.80 (women) or had a waist circumference > or = 96 (men) or 92 (women).


RESULTS
Obesity defined by the BMI was associated with hypertension in both genders (RR 1.9, CI 1.0-3.2 in men; RR 2.2, CI 1.3-3.8 in women). The other indices were significantly associated with hypertension just in women.


CONCLUSIONS
BMI > or = 27.0 kg/m2 was strongly associated with increased odds to have hypertension. Similar magnitude of the association with the other indices indicate their utility to estimate the risk of hypertension.
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Unidade de Farmacologia Clínica do Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, RS.
Moreira
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Pimentel
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Gleisener
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Moraes
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RS
Fuchs
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D000328:Adult; D001824:Body Constitution; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors
Associação entre diferentes indicadores de obesidade e prevalência de hipertensão arterial.