Relationship of Body Mass Index with Blood Pressure Levels Among Sudanese Adults Living in Khartoum State
Relationship of Body Mass Index with Blood Pressure Levels Among Sudanese Adults Living in Khartoum State
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Date
2020
Authors
Mazin S. Abdalla
Ibrahim A. Ali
Azza M. Bashir
Omer A. Musa
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Medwell
Abstract
The blood pressure (systolic and diastolic) has
been found to increase with increased weight. This
relationship is well advocated in many solid researches
around the world. However, the relationship does not
account to a cause and effect relation, the increment in the
body weight may only raise the risk of increasing blood
pressure. The objective of this study is to investigate the
relationship between the body mass index and blood
pressure levels in healthy Sudanese population residing in
Khartoum state. A cross sectional study was conducted
during July-August, 2016 in Khartoum state on a sample
size of 200 subjects adult males/females of ages between
20-60 years and who were not known to be hypertensive.
All the participants were assessed by a questionnaire
covering age, gender, physical activity, daily salt intake
and smoking history. Blood pressure was measured using
the manual sphygmomanometer. Weight was measure
using the standard scale. BMI was calculated according to
the formula Weight (kg)/[height (m)]2. Correlations
between the variables were estimated and p<0.05 was
considered statistically significant. There is a significant
positive relationship between the BMI and the systolic
blood pressure (p = 0.01), the statistical analysis also
showed a significant positive relationship between the
BMI and the diastolic blood pressure (p = 0.01). This
study has demonstrated that the association between the
body mass index and the blood pressure is significant.
However, further studies on a larger sample size is
required, so as to establish a mathematical formula to
predict the blood pressure given the body mass index.
There is positive correlation between systolic, diastolic
blood pressure and BMI. Increased blood pressure was
seen in individuals with higher BMI when compared with
individuals with lower BMI.
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Abdalla, M.S., Ali, I.A., Bashir, A.M. and Musa, O.A., 2020. Relationship of Body Mass Index with Blood Pressure Levels Among Sudanese Adults Living in Khartoum State.
Abdalla, M.S., Ali, I.A., Bashir, A.M. and Musa, O.A., 2020. Relationship of Body Mass Index with Blood Pressure Levels Among Sudanese Adults Living in Khartoum State.
Abdalla, M.S., Ali, I.A., Bashir, A.M. and Musa, O.A., 2020. Relationship of Body Mass Index with Blood Pressure Levels Among Sudanese Adults Living in Khartoum State.