Assessment of Risk of Development of Hypertension among Obese People: A Retrospective Study
Journal Title: International Journal of Contemporary Medical Research - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 7
Abstract
Introduction: One of the risk factors which is hypothesized to increase the risk of development of hypertension is obesity. Among Asian population, several studies have shown that obesity is one of the risk factors for development of hypertension. Therefore the present study was planned to assess the impact of obesity on prevalence of hypertension among a known population. Material and methods: The present study was included assessment of obesity as a risk factor for development of hypertension. Complete reviewing of data records of all the subjects was done to collect information regarding the clinical, demographic details. Only those subjects were included which came up for follow-up examination. Initially a total of 520 subjects were included. Emails were sent to all the subjects for follow-up examination of estimation of relative risk. Out of this, 200 subjects were included in the present study for data analysis. Calculation of the body mass index (BMI) was done as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared (kg/m2). Separate physicians reviewed the medical records of all the subjects. For the evaluation of individual risk factors, cox's proportional hazards model was used for assessment of risk of development of hypertension. Results: Out of 200 subjects, 100 were males and 100 were females. Among males, 92 were married and 8 were unmarried. Among females, 90 were married and 10 were unmarried. Among males and females, 79 and 82 subjects had positive hypertension history. We observed that subjects with BMI lower than 2.0 were comparatively subjected to a lesser risk for development of hypertension. Conclusion: Maintenance of lower body mass index decreases the risk of development of hypertension
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Shivnath Singh, Kanhaiya Parsad
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