ArticleIntegrated blood pressure control2021
Which anthropometric and metabolic index is superior in hypertension prediction among overweight/obese adults?
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- Prevalence of obesity and overweight in an adult population of Tehran metropolis.Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders · 2024Article
- The relationship between anthropometric indices and the presence of hypertension in an Iranian population sample using data mining algorithms.Journal of human hypertension · 2024Article
- Association of lipid accumulation product with type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundAlthough the effectiveness of some combined anthropometric and metabolic scores were evaluated in hypertension prediction, none of them had addressed their accuracy in association with overweight/obese populations. This study examined the accuracy of several anthropometric parameters in this regard and compared the novel indices to the ancient ones.
methodsThrough a cross-sectional study, 5115 patients have been evaluated at the weight loss clinic. Data on demographic information, anthropometric indices, and biochemical measurements were assembled into a checklist. Multivariable regression modeling and the area under the receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) were analyzed using SPSS version 20. To find new combined scores, SEM (structural equation modeling) analysis was also adopted. P-values < 0.05 were considered statistically significant.
resultsConsidering ancient indices, WHtR (waist-to-height ratio) showed a sufficient area under the curve in predicting hypertension among both genders concomitant with WC (waist circumference) in men, and BRI (body roundness index) in women as highest AUC. The highest odds ratio (OR) for the presence of hypertension, based on the age-adjusted model, was BRI in females (OR, 3.335; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.58-7.28) and WC in males (OR, 13.478; 95% CI: 1.99-45.02). The combined scores were not superior to the single ones.
conclusionThe most powerful association between hypertension and sufficient discrimination ability of normotensives from hypertensive patients was detected for BRI in women and WC among men. However, neither the BSI and BAI nor FMI and FFMI showed superiority to WC or WHtR in predicting the presence of hypertension.
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