title: Prevalence of hypertension among obese and non-obese patients with coronary artery disease.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Globally, obesity is now recognised as an epidemic. The degree of obesity is proportional to the rate of development of cardiovascular diseases, hence, resulting in a dramatic increase in morbidity and mortality. Apart from obesity, hypertension is another well recognised risk factor contributing to coronary artery disease (CAD). The precise prevalence of obesity-related hypertension varies with age, race and gender; and is yet unknown in our population. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of hypertension in obese and non-obese patients with diagnosed CAD.
  
  
  METHODS
  This hospital based descriptive study was conducted in Cardiology Department of Postgraduate Medical Institute, Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar from 15th March 2007 to 30th May 2008. A total of 200 patients with diagnosed CAD were enrolled, 100 were found obese and 100 non-obese.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among these, a total of 111 (55.5%) were found to be hypertensive, 66 (59.46%) of these were obese and 45 (40.54%) non-obese (p=0.003).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Obese patients with CAD had significantly more frequent hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Postgraduate Medical Institutes, Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar, Pakistan. docyousafzai@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Sher Bahadar
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Lubna
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Noor
authors.lastname: Hafiz-ur-Rehman
authors.lastname: Hameedullah
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hafeezullah
authors.forename: Zahid Aslam
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Awan
authors.lastname: Shahab ud Din
authors.forename: Syed Sadiq
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Shah
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications*; D015995:Prevalence