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Inter-relationship of waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), body mass
index (BMI) and subcutaneous fat with blood pressure among
university-going Punjabi Sikh and Hindu females
Badaruddoza*, Navneet Kaur and Basanti
Barna
Department of Human Genetics, Guru Nanak Dev University,
Amritsar, Punjab, India.
*Corresponding author.
E-mail:
doza13@yahoo.co.in.
Accepted 25 November, 2009 |
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Different anthropometric measurements such as body mass
index (BMI), waist to hip ratio (WHR), waist and hip
circumferences (WC and HC) and skin fold thickness are the
important indicator to investigate the risk factors for
cardiovascular diseases. Therefore, this cross-sectional
study was undertaken to assess the interrelationship between
blood pressures with body mass index (BMI), waist to hip
ratio (WHR) and subcutaneous fat. Three hundred university-going Punjabi Sikh and Hindu females were surveyed for blood
pressures, pulse rate, height, weight, waist and hip
circumferences, four skin folds (biceps, triceps, subscapular and suprailiac). All these measurements were
taken from each subject using standard procedure. The
relation between blood pressure and different anthropometric
variables were assessed in multiple regression models. No
significant differences of all the measured mean values of
the traits have found between these two groups. However,
further analysis of the data showed that BMI, WHR and skin
folds measurements have significant (p < 0.05) effect on
blood pressure phenotypes. The results of the present
cross-sectional study indicated that BMI and WHR would be
the good predictors for the chronic disease like
hypertension. Primarily among female WHR should be used as a
good predictor for elevated blood pressure.
Key words:
Waist and hip circumferences, body mass index, blood
pressure, Punjabi female. |
