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Association of short stature and hypertension in Mexican adults
Author(s) -
KauferHorwitz Martha,
ÁvilaRosas Héctor
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.20.4.a577
Subject(s) - medicine , overweight , waist , body mass index , short stature , obesity , demography , anthropometry , endocrinology , sociology
To determine the association of stature, body composition and hypertension (HT) in Mexican adults we studied 1002 men (M) and 1157 women (W) ages 20–69. We assessed blood pressure (BP), weight, stature, sitting height, four skinfolds, waist and hip perimeters and biacromial, bicrestal, elbow and knee breadths, BMI, total body fat, skinfolds sum, waist/hip, waist/stature and cormic index. Main outcome variable was HT: BP≥140 and/or 90 mmHg on two occasions or HT treatment. Overweight was BMI 25–29.9 and obesity BMI≥30. Short stature (SS) was <164cm in M and <151cm in W. Statistical analysis was performed by sex and age group (20–49 and 50–69). SS was present in 28.3% of subjects; 71.7% of M and 69% of W were overweight or obese. HT was higher in SS than in normals (23.6% vs. 19% in M, and 29.0% vs. 17.4% in W), with statistical differences in W. OR for HT in SS W was 1.94 (CI 95%: 1.44, 2.61). No differences in HT were found between stature groups when stratifying by age group and BMI cuartile. Stature did not enter the logistic regression models for HT. When modeling by age strata and sex, stature was protective (OR= 0.94, IC 95% 0.88, 0.99) in young W after adjusting for body fat and bicipital skinfold. Cormic index was higher in M and W with SS indicating a smaller contribution of the lower segment to stature. No risk of HT attributable to stature was found. Health measures to prevent HT must be directed to the younger segment of society. (Supported by National Institute of Perinatology and ISSSTE)