Hypertension;

Abstract

Background: Hypertension is a leading cause of CVDs whereas BMI is a major risk factor for hypertension. Objectives: The objective of the study was to determine whether an association exists between overweight & obesity and suspected cases of hypertension.Material and Methods: Study Design: Cross sectional study conducted in screening camps. Duration: From 19th till 24th February 2018. Setting: 45 Primary and Secondary healthcare facilities of Faisalabad District. Data Collection and Analysis: 43,943 people of Faisalabad district, age 25 and above were screened for hypertension. Height and weight of the study population was recorded for calculation of their BMI. People with BP Systolic >140m Hg and BP Diastolic >90mm Hg were labelled screened positive for hypertension. People with BMI less than 23 were categorized as normal. People with BMI between 23 to 24.9kg/m2 were categorized as overweight and 25 kg/m2 or higher as obese. Data was entered in SPSS v.23 for analysis. Frequency distribution and percentage were calculated for age, gender, screening for hypertension and BMI. Chi square was used as a test for significance for association between Hypertension and BMI. Results: 43,943 people aged 25 years and above were screened for hypertension. 5,320 people were screened as hypertensive. 68.7% were females and 31.3% were males. Mean age was 43.9±12.6 years. 28.1% of the study population was normal BMI. 14.9% of the population was overweight while 57% of the population was obese. The association between BMI and Hypertension was statistically significant. Conclusion: Overweight and obesity are strongly associated risk factors to developing hypertension. Screening for early detection should be periodically considered for general population to ensure prevention of CVDs.

Association between hypertension, obesity and dietary intake in post-menopausal women from rural Zambian communities

“…In addition, no association could be established between sodium intake and HT in our study population, but a positive (weak) significant correlation was found between BMI and HT, a result that is consistent to what was reported from Langa, the urban Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study site in the Western Cape province of South Africa (Solomons, Kruger & Puoane 2018). Similar findings were reported from Bangladesh, India and Nepal (Hossain et al 2019) as well as from Faisalabad District of Punjab province in Pakistan (Manzoor & Zaib 2019). This is not surprising because of the significant role played by overweight and obesity in the development of HT (Landi et al 2018;Roka, Michimi & Macy 2015).…”

“…Menopause is a natural phase in a woman's life caused by a decrease or cessation in the production of oestrogen that presents several physiologic, metabolic and mental well-being challenges as well as most importantly an increased risk for developing CVD (Carmel 2020;Gonçalves et al 2016). A wellestablished association between obesity and HT has been reported in various population groups, especially in developed countries (Hossain et al 2019;Manzoor & Zaib 2019;Shuger et al 2008). Assessing the correlation between HT and obesity has significant implications on the health sector of developing countries, where the burden of HT and obesity is growing rapidly (Hossain et al 2019;Misra, Jayawardena & Anoop 2019;Neupane et al 2014).…”