Essential hypertension in young-association with waist and hip circumferences and BMI.

Background: Obesity is one of the most important risk factors for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) including hypertension (HT) which is itself a risk factor for CVDs. There are very few studies on this subject worldwide. Present study was in young adults with hypertension associated with various risk factors. Materials and methods: It was an observational study in patients coming to tertiary care center either getting admitted or coming to outpatient department for high blood pressure or for different reason and incidentally found to have high blood pressure were assessed according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. Results: Most of the patients in study were obese 52% and 30% over weight. There was no significant association of hypertension in between genders. Waist circumference was significant when compared with normal and increased in hypertensive patients. Waist to hip ratio was significant when compared with normal and increased in hypertensive patients. It was insignificant when compared between genders. Conclusions: Higher waist circumferences and waist to hip ratio were modestly associated with the presence of Hypertension. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]