The utilization of BMI in patients with high WHtR as to cardiovascular risk

Authors : Meliha Melin UYGUR

Pages : 1133-1138

Doi:10.32322/jhsm.1126149

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Publication Date : 2022-07-20

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Introduction: A waist to height ratio insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(WHtR); greater than 0.5 may be a global screening tool for cardiovascular disease insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(CVD); and diabetes. However, it is unclear whether WHtR could be used instead of BMI. This study aimed to evaluate the role of BMI regarding CVD and diabetes in a subset of Turkish adults with WHtR greater than 0.5. Material and Method: The cross-sectional study involved 118 participants with WHtR>0.5, 18 years and older who applied to the endocrinology and metabolism disease outpatient clinic between September 2019 and February 2020. WHtR and BMI were calculated. Results: The prevalence of hypertension and hyperlipidemia increased with BMI. WHtR was correlated with FBG. BMI was significantly associated with TG, HDL-c, SBP, and DBP in linear regression analysis, but not with FBG. On the other hand, there was a significant association between WHtR and FBG. Conclusion: This study confirmed that the simple value of ‘0.5’ for WHtR was associated with diabetes risk. The cut-off value of 35 for BMI was effective categorizing participants with high blood pressure and lipid levels in paticipants with high WHtR. Further population-based studies in Turkish adults are needed to evaluate whether WHtR could be used independent from BMI as an early warning of cardiovascular risks for preventive interventions.
Keywords : Body mass index, waist to height ratio, obesity, cardiovascular risk