Relationship between body composition and risk of suffering from hypertension in physical examination population
XU Zhen1,2, YANG Ting-ting1, CHEN Yong-chun1, XIANG Si-yun1, WEN Jing1, GUAN Ke1, YANG Yang1, WANG Wei-xiang1, WANG Wen1, HUANG Liu-shen3, GAN Yong4
1. Henan Provincial People’s Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan 450003, China; 2. Heart Center of Henan Provincial People’s Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan 451464, China; 3. School of Public Health, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, China; 4. School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China
Abstract:Objective To explore the relationship between body composition and suffering from hypertension. Methods The subjects were selected from the physical examination department of a grade-A tertiary hospital in Henan province from January to July in 2018. The body composition indexes, such as body mass index (BMI), body fat percentage, waist-to-hip ratio and visceral fat area (VFA), and blood pressure were measured by bioelectrical impedance radiometry. The relationship between body composition index and risk ofsuffering fromhypertension was analyzed. Results A total of 2, 803 cases were included in this study. The detection rate of hypertension was 26.58%. Logistic regression analysis showed that male cases (OR=2.26, 95%CI:1.63-3.14) and cases with advanced age (OR=1.07, 95%CI:1.05-1.66), higher waist-to-hip ratio (OR=1.32, 95%CI:1.06-1.08), BMI ≥24.0 kg/m2 (OR=1.33, 95%CI:1.02-1.72) and higher VFA (OR=1.01, 95%CI:1.01-1.02) were at higher risk of hypertension. The waist-to-hip ratio, BMI and VFA cut-off points for predicting hypertension in males were 0.93, 25.20 kg/m2 and 84.95 cm2, and those in females were 0.87, 22.73 kg/m2 and 96.25 cm2. Conclusions Body fat ratio, waist-to-hip ratio and VFA are significantly correlated withthe occurrence of hypertension. VFA plays the most important role in predicting hypertension, and provides important references for establishing primary prevention of hypertension.