Association between body mass index (BMI) and hypertension in south Asian population: evidence from nationally-representative surveys.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although there has been a well-established association between overweight-obesity and hypertension, whether such associations are heterogeneous for South Asian populations, or for different socioeconomic groups is not well-known. We explored the associations of overweight and obesity using South Asian cut-offs with hypertension, and also examined the relationships between body mass index (BMI) and hypertension in various socioeconomic subgroups.

Methods

We analysed the recent Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data from Bangladesh, India, and Nepal, with a total of 821,040 men and women. Hypertension was defined by 2017 ACC/AHA cut-offs and by Joint National Committee 7 (JNC7) cut-offs for measured blood pressure and overweight and obesity were defined by measure

SUBMITTER: Hossain FB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6911698 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature