The Relationship Between Glucose Intolerance and Blood Pressure,Body Mass Index, and Waist to Hip Ratio in Tehran Urban Population: "Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study"

N Saadat; P Salehi; H Emami; F Azizi

International Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism

Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences

Current Issue All Issues In Press Search

Journal Information Boards and Committees Indexing and Listing Sources Journal Metrics Open Peer Review (OPR)Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement Contact Us Support Reviewer and AE Registration Form

APC

Authors Guide Submit Manuscript

The Relationship Between Glucose Intolerance and Blood Pressure,Body Mass Index, and Waist to Hip Ratio in Tehran Urban Population: "Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study"

Author(s):

N Saadat^1,*,

P Salehi²,

H Emami²,

F Azizi²

1Endocrine Research Center, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, nsaadat@eudoramail.com, Iran

2Endocrine Research Center, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran

International Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism:Vol. 3, issue 1; 37-47

Article type:Research Article

Received:Jan 01, 2004

Accepted:Feb 01, 2005

How to Cite:N SaadatP SalehiH EmamiF AziziThe Relationship Between Glucose Intolerance and Blood Pressure,Body Mass Index, and Waist to Hip Ratio in Tehran Urban Population: "Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study".Int J Endocrinol Metab.3(1):37-47.

Abstract

Glucose intolerance, hypertension, and obesity are important risk factors for cardiovascular diseases. In this study we aim at assessing the association between WHR, BMI, and blood pressure and glucose tolerance status.
Materials and Methods: Of 15000 urban individuals, 3-69 years old, chosen by cluster random sampling in the cross-sectional phase of a longitudinal study in the east of Tehran, 2886 men and 4013 women, between 30-69 years of age, underwent a 2-hour oral glucose tolerance test. Diabetes mellitus (DM) and impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) were defined using WHO criteria. Blood pressure, weight, height, and hip and waist circumferences were measured according to standard protocols, and BMI and WHR were calculated.
Results: 911 subjects (13.2%) had IGT and 372 (5.4%) had diabetes. Obesity (BMI~30 kglm2) was more common in DM and IGT than healthy individuals (45.1% and 39.1% vs 22.9%, respectively, p0.8 in females and WHR>0.95 in males) was present in 82.7, 75.6 and 53.7% of diabetics, IGT, and normal subjects respectively (p
Conclusion: Hypertension, obesity, and high WHR are more prevalent in individuals with diabetes and IGT than in normal population. Furthermore, truncal obesity is more often associated with glucose intolerance than with gener alized obesity.

Keywords

Blood pressure

Body mass index

Diabetes mellitus

Impaired glucose tolerance

Waist to hip ratio

Glucose intolerance

Full Text

Full text is available in PDF

comments