Comparative Evaluation And Correlation Of Different Anthropometric Indices With Blood Pressure In Adult Population.

Background & Objectives: Best index of obesity that is predictive for hypertension is still a controversial subject because the predictive power of anthropometric indices varies from race to race; hence present study was carried out to assess correlation of the four mentioned anthropometric indicators with Blood pressure and to find out the best parameter as a predictor of Hypertension. Method: A cross sectional study was done in 600 subjects. Body mass index (BMI), Waist hip ratio (WHR), Waist stature ratio (WSR), Waist circumference (WC) and BP measurement was done. Mean, standard deviation, Students T test and Pearson Correlation analysis were used for analysis of results. Results: Mean values of all the four anthropometric indicators were significantly higher (p BMI> WHR in that order. Interpretation & Conclusion: The majority of our examinees were found to be normal weight by BMI definition but the percentage of Hypertension was significantly higher among normal-weight examinees with WSR 0.5. Thus, WSR may also be applied effectively to normal weight people facing higher risks of Hypertension, enabling early preventive health education