HYPERTENSION- Risk for people having fat concentration at abdominal area


HYPERTENSION- Risk for people having fat concentration at abdominal area





It is known that obesity is a risk factor for hypertension. Studies have also shown that several health issues like heart disease and cancer is due to the location of fat on a person's body. However the relationship between site-specific accumulation of fat and hypertension is not clear.
For this purpose heart study was done for an average of 7 years with around 1000 patients to track development of hypertension. In this study systolic blood pressure of greater than or equal to 140, diastolic blood pressure of greater than or equal to 90 were considered. Imaging of patient’s visceral fat or fat located deep in the abdominal cavity like subcutaneous fat or visible fat over the body and lower body fat were also done.
Around 30% of patients developed hypertension near the end of the study. It was observed that higher Body Mass Index(BMI) were associated with increased incidence of hypertension. When abdominal fat content, lower-body fat content and overall fat content were observed, it was found that only abdominal fat remained independently associated with hypertension. Abdominal fat and hypertension relationship did not change with gender, age or race.
Visceral fat located behind the abdominal cavity and largely around the kidneys known as retro-peritoneal fat were found to be strongly related with hypertension.
It could be suggested that presence of retro-peritoneal fat are influencing the development of hypertension. This study could help in the prevention and management of hypertension.

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