Prevalence of Obesity and Its Effect on Blood Pressure Control in Bida, North-Central Nigeria: A Hospital Based Cross-sectional Study

Adamu, Umar; Abdulahi, Aisha; Aliyu, Mohammed; Gbate, F.; Agboola, O. E.; Edem, K.P.; Umenze, I.; Ibok, I

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“…It should be also noted that 93.8% of those patients with poorly controlled BP were either overweight or obese as can be seen from Figure 5. This is 15.8% higher than that reported by Adamu, et al 22 from Nigeria. The relationship between the degree of obesity and BP control should be taken into consideration during management of HTN through raising awareness of healthy lifestyle and weight reduction programs for high-risk hypertension groups.…”

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“…The good BP control reported in this study is close to the 37.1% reported from Tunisia 23 and 37% from Riyadh in Saudi Arabia 43 ; however, it was slightly higher than the 36% found by AL-Shahrani and Al-Khaldi 44 and 35% that was reported from Aseer region 31 . Other studies have shown higher rates of "good control": 66.5% by Ba-Saikh, et al 26 from Jeddah, 63% by Al-Homrany, et al 28 from Abha, 57% by Onwukwe and Omole 45 from South Africa, 56% by Adamu, et al 22 from Nigeria and 55% by Al-Shidhani, et al 46 from Oman. Similarly, a study conducted in a specialized healthcare setting in North-western Nigeria showed that good BP control was noted in 42.7% 47 and Al-Saleem, et al 29 from Aseer showed good BP control in 40% of the study population.…”

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“…Adamu, et al 22 conducted a study in Bida, Nigeria, and reported that obesity was found in 44.2% of the participants. The BP control was reasonable in 56%, and the BMI correlated with age, SBP, and DBP 22 .…”

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Prevalence of Obesity in Adult Hypertensive Patients and its Effect on Antihypertension Drugs Polypharmacy in Primary Health Care Clinics in Benghazi

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Obesity is one of the most common cardiovascular risk factors that affects blood pressure (BP) control, but there is a lack of data regarding the prevalence of overweight and obesity in hypertensive patients and their relationship in the Libyan population. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of obesity and its impact on BP control among hypertensive patients in a primary health care (PHC) unit in Benghazi, Libya. This is a cross-sectional, PHC unit-based study carried out in hypertension clinic of Al-Kish Polyclinic, Benghazi, Libya, between July and December 2017. A total number of 207 adult patients with systemic hypertension (HTN), comprising 71 males and 136 females with age range from 27-70 years, were studied. The office BP readings along with weight and height were measured and used to calculate the body mass index (BMI) and to classify the participants into obese and nonobese. Abdominal obesity was found through waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) and waist circumference (WC) according to the cut-off points recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). Data results were coded, entered, and analysed using SPSS version 24. The mean age of the patients was 51.7 ± 09.0 years. Out of the 207 participants, obesity was found in 136 (65.7%) of the participants. Out of those, 66 (31.9%) had class I obesity, 45 (21.7%) had class II obesity, and class III obesity was found in 25 (12.1%) of patients. BP control was poor in 131 (63.3%) patients, of whom 70% were obese. The BMI correlated positively with each of systolic BP (SBP) with r = 0.24 and p=0.005; diastolic BP (DBP) with r=0.18 and p= 0.035; and the number of anti-HTN drugs with r=0.228 and p=0.008. The prevalence of abdominal obesity determined by WHR and WC was 92.6% and 98.5%, respectively, and it was 88.7% in females and 54.9% in males. The prevalence of obesity is high in hypertensive patients in Al-Kish Polyclinic and their BP control is poor including those who are obese. Public health measures aimed at reducing obesity should be incorporated into the overall management of systemic hypertensive patients.

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Prevalence of Obesity and Its Effect on Blood Pressure Control in Bida, North-Central Nigeria: A Hospital Based Cross-sectional Study

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