ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2025
Association of conicity index with prehypertension and hypertension: Two-year cross sectional study at rural teaching hospital.
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- Associations and Discriminatory Performance of Anthropometric and Body-Shape Indices for Identifying Hypertension in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes in Malawi: A Cross-Sectional Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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Background: Hypertension is a major public health concern. The objective of this study is to evaluate emergent anthropometric indices as predictors of prehypertension and hypertension. Early identification of risk factors at the level of primary care physician can facilitate prevention and management even during general health check up. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 400 patients (200 prehypertensive, 200 hypertensive). Demographic characteristics, anthropometric measurements (waist circumference, height, weight), and blood pressure were measured in the study. The purpose of this study is to study anthropometric indices and their correlation in obesity with prehypertension and hypertension and to assess obesity based on these indices (weight, height, waist circumference, hip circumference, waist hip ratio, and conicity index) in hypertension and prehypertension and compare. Results: A cross-sectional study of 400 adults (18-80 years) found Conicity Index positively correlated with systolic ( Conclusion: The conicity index is a valuable predictor of hypertension in prehypertensive and hypertensive patients. Early identification and intervention can help prevent cardiovascular complications even by primary care physician during health check up.
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