Body mass index (BMI) associates with frequency of arterial hypertension and type 2 diabetes in obese patients candidates for bariatric surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Arterial Hypertension (AH) and Type 2 Diabetes (T2DM) are common in obesity. However, there is no data on the influence of different degrees of obesity on the frequency of the two diseases.

Patients and methods

In this cross-sectional study 3,486 patients (867 men and 2,619 women, aged 42.6 ± 11.48 years, minimum BMI 30.0 kg/m², mean BMI 41.9 ± 6.62 kg/m²), were evaluated at presentation for bariatric surgery (BS). BMI was expressed as a continuous variable, as BMI quartiles (BMIQ), as full obesity class (I-III), as reduced obesity class (II-III), Frequency of AH and T2DM, and of a comorbidity score (CS: AH + T2DM) was recorded, and univariable and multivariable stepwise regression analysis was employed to evaluate the association of BMI inde

SUBMITTER: La Sala L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12642261 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature