Naslov
HIGHER BODY MASS INDEX IS A REFLECTION OF HIGHER FAT TISSUE CONTENT IN DALMATIAN HYPERTENSIVE DIABETIC PATIENTS AND IS CORRELATED WITH BLOOD PRESSURE

Autori
Radic, Josipa ; Novak, I. ; Milin, S. ; Bucan-Nenadic, D.

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, stručni

Skup
29th European Meeting on Hypertension and Cardiovascular Protection (ESH 2019)

Mjesto i datum
Milano, Italija, 21.06.2019. - 24.06.2019

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
diabetes, BMI, hypertension

Sažetak
Objective: The body mass index (BMI) is the most frequently used measurement for diagnosing obesity because of its simplicity and reliability. However, the BMI underestimates the prevalence of obesity by 50 %, in comparison with direct techniques for measurement of fat tissue. The aim of this study was to evaluate correlations of BMI with parameters of fat tissue and blood pressure in Dalmatian diabetic hypertensive patients. Design and method: 103 hypertensive diabetic patients, 63 (58.3 %) men and 40 (41.7%) women, aged 69.5 (range 36–75) years were included. For each patient data about age, gender, body weight and height were collected and BMI was calculated. The Agedio B900 device was used to measure arterial pressure. Values of peripheral (PSAP) and central systolic (CSAP) as well as peripheral (PDAP) and central diastolic (CDAP) arterial pressure were measured. Also, pulse pressure (PP) and mean arterial pressure (MAP) were calculated. Tanita MC780 Multi Frequency segmental body composition analyser was used to measure percentage of body fat and kilograms of body fat for each study subject. Results: Among male percentage of body fat was significantly correlated with CDAP and PDAP (Rho = 0.275, p = 0.04), (Rho = 0.268, p = 0.03), respectively. Statistically significant correlation between BMI and parameters of peripheral and central blood pressure among male was not found. Among female statistically significant correlation between kilograms of body fat and CDAP and CMAP was found (Rho = 0.437, p = 0.04), (Rho = 0.433, p = 0.04), respectively. In contrast to male, in female statistically significant positive correlations between BMI and PDAP, CMAP, PMAP were found (Rho = 0.429, p = 0.03), (Rho = 0.432, p = 0.04), (Rho = 0.423, p = 0.03), respectively. Among all patients BMI was positively correlated with CDAP, PDAP, percentage of body fat and kilograms of body fat (Rho = 0.279, p = 0.01), (Rho = 0.261, p = 0.01), (Rho = 0.699, p = <0.001), (Rho = 0.887, p =< 0.001), respectively. Conclusions: In Dalmatian hypertensive diabetic male and female patients higher BMI is reflection of higher fat tissue content. Also, those patients (especially female) with higher BMI and higher fat tissue content have higher blood pressure level. Future studies with larger number of participants should evaluate influence of reducing fat tissue on blood pressure in this population of patients.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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