2009
DOI: 10.1590/s1415-790x2009000200013
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Associação entre marcadores antropométricos de adiposidade corporal e hipertensão arterial na população adulta de Cuiabá, Mato Grosso

Abstract: OBJETIVO: Avaliar a associação entre marcadores antropométricos de adiposidade corporal (índice de massa corporal e circunferência da cintura) e hipertensão arterial. MÉTODOS: Estudo de corte transversal, de base populacional, realizado no período de 2003 a 2004, com 1.298 indivíduos de 20 a 59 anos. Foram considerados hipertensos os indivíduos com pressão arterial > 140/90 mmHg ou em uso de medicação anti-hipertensiva. As associações entre os indicadores antropométricos e a hipertensão arterial foram anali… Show more

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“…Both types of obesity were associated with AH (p < 0.001), and this kind of finding was observed in other states of the federation 5,36,37 . However, abdominal obesity has been pointed out as being more harmful to health then overall obesity.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 65%
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“…Both types of obesity were associated with AH (p < 0.001), and this kind of finding was observed in other states of the federation 5,36,37 . However, abdominal obesity has been pointed out as being more harmful to health then overall obesity.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 65%
“…Especially concerning the increasing adipose tissue, special attention should be given to abdominal obesity, which is characterized as an important risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and presents higher atherogenic potential 3,5 . Several indexes enable to identify overall obesity (or excessive weight), such as body mass index (BMI), which is the most used one for being easy to obtain and apply, and also due to its good correlation with body fat measurements 6 .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Low sodium intake could also reduce stroke (14.0%) and coronary artery (9.0%) mortalities worldwide 34 . The population-based sample that gave rise to this study sample had a high prevalence of high blood pressure (28.3%), and the prevalence was higher in males (33.5%) than in females (23.5%) 8 .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 98%
“…Stratification was proportional to the density of each urban region of Cuiabá (MT). More details about the sampling method can be found elsewhere 8 . Data were collected from July to September 2007 through personal interviews and anthropometric assessments done at the participants' homes.…”
Section: Study Design and Populationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A HAS é uma condição que favorece a aterogênese e o consequente desenvolvimento de processos isquêmicos cardíaco, cerebral, vascular periférico e renal, os quais também estão associados ao consumo de alimentos industrializados, sedentarismo e obesidade 1,5,6,7,8,9 . A vigilância de fatores como a obesidade e o sedentarismo tem sido uma das formas mais efetivas para estabelecer medidas de prevenção primária e detecção precoce de doenças cardiovasculares 10 .…”
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