Hidden barriers: obesity bias in hypertension treatment.

Guilherme Heiden TeloLucas Strassburger Matzenbacher Lucas Friedrich Fontoura Georgia Oliveira Avila Vicenzo Gheno Maria Antônia Bertuzzo BrumJulia Belato TeixeiraIsadora Nunes ErthalJosiane SchneidersBeatriz D SchaanJanine AlessiGabriela Heiden Telo

Published in: International journal of obesity (2005) (2024)

These findings suggest that patients with obesity may face potential disparities in hypertension management, and obesity status may be related to therapeutic inertia in the management of arterial hypertension in this group.

Keyphrases

arterial hypertension
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
blood pressure
high fat diet induced
type diabetes
weight gain
adipose tissue
healthcare
skeletal muscle
risk assessment
replacement therapy
smoking cessation