Comparative evaluation of obesity measures: relationship with blood pressures and hypertension by Ghosh J R, Bandyopadhyay A R
It is well-known that obesity is associated with an increased risk of high blood presure, or hypertension. But there are so many measures of obesity : eg. the Body Mass Index, waist circumference, the Waist Hip Ratio, the Waist Stature ratio , Conicity Index.
This study was done on 180 adult Bengalee Hindu men to determine which measure of obesity best correlates with a greater risk of hypertension.
The conclusion was that an increasing BMI was associated with a greater risk of developing hypertension.
BMI = your weight in kg divided by the square of your height in metres.
- Healthy weight 18.5 to below 23
- Overweight 23 to below 27.5
- Obese 27.5 and above
