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Multicenter Study
. 2020 Sep-Oct;72(5):459-461.
doi: 10.1016/j.ihj.2020.08.009. Epub 2020 Aug 11.

Association between body mass index and hypertension subtypes in Indian and United States adults

Aayush Visaria  1 , David Lo  2
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Multicenter Study

Association between body mass index and hypertension subtypes in Indian and United States adults

Aayush Visaria et al. Indian Heart J. 2020 Sep-Oct.

Abstract

The purpose of this cross-sectional, secondary analysis was to determine the association between BMI & lipids and hypertension subtype in U.S. and Indian adults. Obese BMI was significantly associated with isolated diastolic hypertension (IDH) compared to low/normal BMI (relative risk ratio [95% CI]; U.S.: 4.33 [2.88,6.52]; India: 2.51 [2.41,2.60]). Furthermore, BMI was more strongly associated with IDH than other hypertension subtypes in U.S. and non-obese Indian adults. In obese Indian adults, we observed higher odds of isolated systolic hypertension until the 6th decade, and systo-diastolic hypertension thereafter. Triglyceride levels were associated with IDH in U.S. adults (1.94 [1.43,2.63]).

Keywords: Epidemiology; Hypertension; Isolated diastolic hypertension; South Asian.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of interest The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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