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ABSTRACT: Background
Recently, some studies have evaluated the role of adiposity measures in the prediction of hypertension risk, but the results are conflicting. Thus, the aim of this study was to compare which of the four indicators of adiposity (waist circumference-WC, body mass index-BMI, body adiposity index-BAI, and visceral adiposity index-VAI) were better associated with hypertension in a Brazilian population.Methods and findings
For this study, were selected 1627 individuals (both genders, and aged over 18 years) resident in the municipality of Baependi, a city located in the Southeast of Brazil. WC, BMI, BAI and VAI were determined according to a standard protocol. Hypertension was defined as mean systolic blood pressure ? 140 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure ? 90 mmHg, and/or antihypertensive drug use. The indicators of adiposity WC, BMI, BAI, and VAI were higher in hypertensive when compared to non-hypertensive individuals. In addition, WC and BMI were most strongly associated with hypertension in men and women, respectively. The area under the curve (AUC) of WC was significantly higher than VAI in men. In women, both AUC of BMI and WC showed higher discriminatory power to predict hypertension than BAI and VAI.Conclusions
The indicators of adiposity WC and BMI were better associated with hypertension than BAI and VAI, in both genders, and it could be a useful tools for the screening of hypertensive patients.
SUBMITTER: de Oliveira CM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5638240 | biostudies-literature | 2017
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
de Oliveira Camila Maciel CM Ulbrich Anderson Zampier AZ Neves Felipe Silva FS Dias Fernando Augusto Lavezzo FAL Horimoto Andréa Roseli Vançan Russo ARVR Krieger José Eduardo JE Alvim Rafael de Oliveira RO Pereira Alexandre da Costa ADC
PloS one 20171012 10
<h4>Background</h4>Recently, some studies have evaluated the role of adiposity measures in the prediction of hypertension risk, but the results are conflicting. Thus, the aim of this study was to compare which of the four indicators of adiposity (waist circumference-WC, body mass index-BMI, body adiposity index-BAI, and visceral adiposity index-VAI) were better associated with hypertension in a Brazilian population.<h4>Methods and findings</h4>For this study, were selected 1627 individuals (both ...[more]