Association of general and abdominal adiposity with postural changes in systolic blood pressure: results from the NAKO pretest and MetScan studies.

ABSTRACT: The association between anthropometric measurements and postural changes in systolic blood pressure (SBP) has not been frequently reported. This study aimed to investigate the association of body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) with postural changes in SBP in two German cross-sectional studies. Data were derived from 506 participants of the population-based German National Cohort (NAKO) pretest and from 511 participants of the convenience sample-based MetScan studies. Linear regression models were used to estimate the association between BMI and WC with the difference between standing and sitting SBP (dSBP). Odds ratios (ORs) for an increase (dSBP > 10 mmHg) or decrease (dSBP ≤ -10 mmHg) in dSBP were calculated using logistic regression. The results were pooled by meta-analys

SUBMITTER: Moreno Velasquez I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9659486 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature