Relationship between Body Mass Index, Waist Circumference, and Waist-hip Ratio with Hypertension among the Middle Age People of Uttar Pradesh

Abstract

It is crucial for the development of hypertension to occur during middle age. The combined impact of genetics, age-related physiological changes, and lifestyle variables raises the risk. The rising incidence of hypertension in young and middle-aged people is highlighted by (Zhang et al., 2022), which also stresses the significance of self-management, therapy, and awareness. The purpose of the study was to find the Relationship between Body Mass Index, Waist Circumference, and Waist-hip Ratio with Hypertension among the Middle Age People of Uttar Pradesh. 200 middle-aged people ranged 35 to 55 years from four different metropolitan cities of Uttar Pradesh such as Lucknow, Prayag Raj, Kanpur, and Jhansi were selected as subject for the study. Data was collected on the following variables: Height, Body weight Hip and waist circumference and Blood Pressure. Pearson product-moment correlation was used. Descriptive Statistics was selected to calculate the data, while an independent t-test had been taken to compare values obtained for male and female participants. Logistic regression analysis was utilized. The level of Significance was at 0.05. The findings revealed significant positive correlations between the anthropometric measures and systolic and diastolic blood pressure (the two components of hypertension). Among the variables, Waist Circumference (WC) stood out as the most consistent and strong predictor of hypertension, especially for both systolic and diastolic blood pressure. Waist-hip ratio (WHR) and Body Mass Index (BMI) also showed significant associations with these health conditions, although to a slightly lesser extent.