How Much Hypertension is Attributed to Overweight, Obesity, and Hyperglycemia Using Adjusted Population Attributable Risk in Adults?

Ebrahim BabaeeArash Tehrani-BanihashemBabak EshratiMajid PurabdollahMarzieh Nojomi

Published in: International journal of hypertension (2020)

Our findings indicate that how much the prevalence of HBP attributes to obesity and HBG in middle-age and older population. It seems that the prevention programs should be administered in the general population, and excess body weight prevention programs should also be implemented in childhood.

Keyphrases

body weight
weight loss
weight gain
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
high fat diet induced
type diabetes
public health
blood pressure
physical activity
risk factors
body mass index
young adults