OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between self-rated hypertension (sf-H) and anthropometric indicators of body fat and abdominal fat, in elderly of São Paulo. METHODS: Data on 1894 elderly were obtained from the Survey on Aging, Health and Well-being (SABE), 2000. The anthropometric indicators used were: body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist/ hip ratio (WHR) and waist/height ratio (WHR). Binary logistic regression analysis, stratified by gender was used. RESULTS: In the final model (adjusted for age, education, smoking, physical activity and diabetes), for both genders BMI had a greater statistical strength, despite the fact that, in women, it is similar to other indicators. With the exception of WHR, in men, sf-H was positively and independently associated with other indicators. CONCLUSION: Results suggest the relevance of those indicators for an early detection of risks for the development of this disease as well as to intervene in its prevention and control.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between self-rated hypertension (sf-H) and anthropometric indicators of body fat and abdominal fat, in elderly of São Paulo. METHODS: Data on 1894 elderly were obtained from the Survey on Aging, Health and Well-being (SABE), 2000. The anthropometric indicators used were: body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist/ hip ratio (WHR) and waist/height ratio (WHR). Binary logistic regression analysis, stratified by gender was used. RESULTS: In the final model (adjusted for age, education, smoking, physical activity and diabetes), for both genders BMI had a greater statistical strength, despite the fact that, in women, it is similar to other indicators. With the exception of WHR, in men, sf-H was positively and independently associated with other indicators. CONCLUSION: Results suggest the relevance of those indicators for an early detection of risks for the development of this disease as well as to intervene in its prevention and control.
Authors: Christiana Aryee; William K B A Owiredu; James Osei-Yeboah; Ellis Owusu-Dabo; Edwin F Laing; Isaac K Owusu Journal: Int J Hypertens Date: 2016-09-27 Impact factor: 2.420