Comparison of anthropometric indices in predicting the risk of hypertension, Iran - 2014
Purpose: The best anthropometric index has not been established to investigate the relationship between hypertension and obesity. Since a similar study was not conducted in Bojnurd, we began to investigate the comparison of anthropometric indices (body mass index, waist circumference, and waist-to-h...
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| author | Hossein Lashkardoost Fateme Hoseyni Elham Rabbani Farzane Qorbani Moqadam Leila Hosseini Salimeh Azizi Andishe Hamedi |
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| description | Purpose: The best anthropometric index has not been established to investigate the relationship between hypertension and obesity. Since a similar study was not conducted in Bojnurd, we began to investigate the comparison of anthropometric indices (body mass index, waist circumference, and waist-to-hip and waist-to-height ratios) in predicting the risk of hypertension. Materials and Methods: The present cross-sectional study was conducted on women referring to Bojnurd health centers. For analyzing the data, we used t-test, Chi-square, logistic regression, and the receiver operating characteristic curve in SPSS 19 software. Results: The prevalence of blood pressure was 53.4% (confidence interval = 46.8–60). All four anthropometric indicators were used as a screening tool for hypertension diagnosis; however, body mass index (BMI) had a higher sub-curved surface than other anthropometric indices (area under curve = 0.717). The cutoff point of BMI for predicting the risk of hypertension was 25.6. Conclusions: This study suggested that BMI as an anthropometric indicator to evaluate the risk of hypertension. Since a significant percentage of people are unaware of the existence of hypertension, continuing education is needed to encourage people to pay more attention to this problem. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8ba11850c5ec46ac96c14331921b1dec2023-09-03T05:47:50ZengGalenos Publishing HouseInternational Journal of the Cardiovascular Academy2405-81812405-819X2018-01-0144778110.4103/IJCA.IJCA_27_18Comparison of anthropometric indices in predicting the risk of hypertension, Iran - 2014Hossein LashkardoostFateme HoseyniElham RabbaniFarzane Qorbani MoqadamLeila HosseiniSalimeh AziziAndishe HamediPurpose: The best anthropometric index has not been established to investigate the relationship between hypertension and obesity. Since a similar study was not conducted in Bojnurd, we began to investigate the comparison of anthropometric indices (body mass index, waist circumference, and waist-to-hip and waist-to-height ratios) in predicting the risk of hypertension. Materials and Methods: The present cross-sectional study was conducted on women referring to Bojnurd health centers. For analyzing the data, we used t-test, Chi-square, logistic regression, and the receiver operating characteristic curve in SPSS 19 software. Results: The prevalence of blood pressure was 53.4% (confidence interval = 46.8–60). All four anthropometric indicators were used as a screening tool for hypertension diagnosis; however, body mass index (BMI) had a higher sub-curved surface than other anthropometric indices (area under curve = 0.717). The cutoff point of BMI for predicting the risk of hypertension was 25.6. Conclusions: This study suggested that BMI as an anthropometric indicator to evaluate the risk of hypertension. Since a significant percentage of people are unaware of the existence of hypertension, continuing education is needed to encourage people to pay more attention to this problem.http://www.ijcva.com/article.asp?issn=2405-8181;year=2018;volume=4;issue=4;spage=77;epage=81;aulast=LashkardoostBody mass indexhypertensionwaist circumferencewaist-to-height ratiowaist-to-hip ratio |
| spellingShingle | Hossein Lashkardoost Fateme Hoseyni Elham Rabbani Farzane Qorbani Moqadam Leila Hosseini Salimeh Azizi Andishe Hamedi Comparison of anthropometric indices in predicting the risk of hypertension, Iran - 2014 International Journal of the Cardiovascular Academy Body mass index hypertension waist circumference waist-to-height ratio waist-to-hip ratio |
| title | Comparison of anthropometric indices in predicting the risk of hypertension, Iran - 2014 |
| title_full | Comparison of anthropometric indices in predicting the risk of hypertension, Iran - 2014 |
| title_fullStr | Comparison of anthropometric indices in predicting the risk of hypertension, Iran - 2014 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparison of anthropometric indices in predicting the risk of hypertension, Iran - 2014 |
| title_short | Comparison of anthropometric indices in predicting the risk of hypertension, Iran - 2014 |
| title_sort | comparison of anthropometric indices in predicting the risk of hypertension iran 2014 |
| topic | Body mass index hypertension waist circumference waist-to-height ratio waist-to-hip ratio |
| url | http://www.ijcva.com/article.asp?issn=2405-8181;year=2018;volume=4;issue=4;spage=77;epage=81;aulast=Lashkardoost |
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