[Waist:hips girth ratio as a predictor of arterial hypertension].
This study aims to define cut-off points for the waist:hips girth ratio (WHR), using arterial hypertension as the outcome. The data refer to 3,282 individuals over twenty years of age examined in a survey conducted in the municipality of Rio de Janeiro in 1995-1996, using a two-stage sample. Sixty census tracts were drawn initially; subsequently, 34 households were selected systematically from each tract. Stature, weight, waist and hips girths, and blood pressure were measured in the households. The criterion for hypertension was a systolic blood pressure of ( 140 mmHg or diastolic pressure of ( 90 mmHg, or use of medication to reduce blood pressure. The sensitivity and specificity of different cut-off points for WHR were calculated in the prediction of arterial hypertension according to sex, age, and presence of overweight, classified according to World Health Organization guidelines. The best cut-off points for WHR were 0.95 for men and 0.80 for women. Compared to the waist:stature ratio and waist circumference, the WHR proved more capable of predicting arterial hypertension and less correlated with body mass index.
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Instituto de Nutrição Josué de Castro, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rua Professor Hernani Melo 43/1403, Niterói, RJ 24210-130, Brasil. rpereira@nitnet.com.br
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001824:Body Constitution; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001938:Brazil; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012307:Risk Factors; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
Razão cintura/quadril como preditor de hipertensão arterial.