Comparing general obesity indicator and central obesity indicators for hypertension prediction

Hypertension has emerged as a global epidemic, particularly affecting developing countries like India. Central obesity, assessed through waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), is closely linked to cardio-metabolic disorders such as hypertension, cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome and diabetes mellitus. Therefore, it is of interest to assess the predictive capability of anthropometric indicators and identifying individuals at risk of high blood pressure. A cross-sectional study was conducted among Bhavnagar police personnel, involving measurements of both central and general obesity through anthropometric assessments. Thus, we show that BMI and waist circumference which indicating general and central obesity respectively, both are associated with hypertension with marginal superiority of BMI.