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- Title
Relationship between obesity and psychosocial risk factors in hypertensive patients.
- Authors
Nemes-Nagy, Enikő; Preg, Zoltán; Nyulas, Kinga-Ilona; Pál, Tünde; Pál, Sándor; Tilinca, Mariana Cornelia; Germán-Salló, Márta
- Abstract
Introduction: Unhealthy lifestyle habits, including sedentary behaviour and improper diet are major risk factors for obesity. Overweight is very frequent in hypertensive and type 2 diabetic patients. Psychosocial factors are associated with multiple health behaviors related to overweight/ obesity. The aim of the study was to evaluate the relationship between obesity and psychosocial risk factors in hypertensive patients having different levels of education. Material and methods: 623 hypertensive patients, admitted to the Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Clinic in Tîrgu Mureș were evaluated by weight, height, waist circumference, laboratory analyses and psychosocial risk based on a validated questionnaire on nine topics. Non-paired Student t test was used for statistical evaluation of the obtained data. Results: Obesity or overweight affected 86.9% of the studied hypertensive patients. Obesity was more frequent in subjects having type 2 diabetes as comorbidity. Mean BMI was significantly higher in the lower education group (p=0.007) compared to those with higher level of education. Average triglyceride and uric acid levels were significantly higher in obese subjects compared to those having lower BMI (p<0.0001). Patients living alone had significantly lower mean BMI (p=0.006) and waist circumference values (p=0.001) compared to those living with their spouse. Conclusions: Weight excess in very frequent in the studied hypertensive patients, especially in those with type 2 diabetes as comorbidity and having lower educational level. Hypertriglyceridemia and hyperuricemia occurred more frequently in obese subjects compared to non-obese ones. Overweight is less frequent in patients living alone.
- Subjects
ROMANIA; HYPERTENSION &; psychology; OBESITY; STATURE; TRIGLYCERIDES; BODY weight; RISK assessment; T-test (Statistics); TYPE 2 diabetes; COMPARATIVE studies; RESEARCH funding; WAIST circumference; QUESTIONNAIRES; CHI-squared test; BODY mass index; DATA analysis software; URIC acid; EDUCATIONAL attainment; COMORBIDITY
- Publication
Acta Marisiensis. Seria Medica, 2021, Vol 67, Issue 4, p210
- ISSN
2668-7755
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2478/amma-2021-0030