Relationship between arterial hypertension and body mass index in the Cardiology Service of the Italian Hospital of Córdoba
Arterial hypertension (HTA) affects more than one billion people in the world, which is why it is the most frequent risk factor when it comes to talk about cardiovascular diseases. The Body Mass Index (BMI) above normal values (Overweight and Obesity) is a risk factor for HTA. OBJETIVE. a)...
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Universidad Nacional Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Secretaria de Ciencia y Tecnología
2023
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/med/article/view/42814 |
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| Sumario: | Arterial hypertension (HTA) affects more than one billion people in the world, which is why it is the most frequent risk factor when it comes to talk about cardiovascular diseases. The Body Mass Index (BMI) above normal values (Overweight and Obesity) is a risk factor for HTA. OBJETIVE. a) Determine the relationship between increased BMI and hypertension, b) Determine the percentage of patients treated and not controlled, and c) Quantify patients with obesity, overweight, and normal weight.
A cross-sectional, observational and analytical study was carried out, which included patients who spontaneously attended the Cardiology Service of the Hospital Italiano of Córdoba, between the months of May and June 2022. Surveys, anthropometric measurements (weight and height) and blood pressure (BP) were carried out on the population studied, under standardized conditions.
When analyzing the association between BMI and hypertension, we found that of the 75 people who were diagnosed with hypertension (n=75), 43 were obese, 24 were overweight, and 8 were normal weight; that is to say, that 89% of the patients with AHT had an increased BMI; while in non-hypertensives, only 63% had increased BMI (p<0.001). Patients with AHT had an average BMI higher than the observed among those who were not diagnosed with AHT. Of the 74 hypertensive patients treated; 41 presented AHT records in the office and 33 revealed normal BP values. Thus, 55.4% of hypertensive patients treated without control were observed. Within the sample, 20% entered the Normal Weight category; 30% within the overweight category and 50% within the Obesity category.
Overweight and obese patients had AHT, indicating that the greater the weight, the greater the tendency to HTA. In turn, most of the patients with AHT were treated but not controlled. Obesity was the most frequent within the sample. |
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