A study based on data from the Peruvian Family Health Demographic Survey investigated the association between abdominal obesity and hypertension, analyzing whether sex or body mass index (BMI) act as modifiers of this relationship.
The results indicate that individuals with abdominal obesity have a higher prevalence of hypertension, especially those who are also obese according to BMI.
The evidence also suggests that both BMI and waist circumference can offer useful risk markers for hypertension and can guide hypertension screening.