@article{3192139,
    title = "Increased body mass index and hypertension: An unbreakable bond",
    author = "Vrettos, Ioannis and Voukelatou, Panagiota and Pappa, Evelina and and Beletsioti, Chrysoula and Papadopoulos, Angelos and Niakas, Dimitris",
    journal = "International Journal of Preventive Medicine",
    year = "2020",
    volume = "11",
    number = "1",
    publisher = "Wolters Kluwer--Medknow Publications",
    doi = "10.4103/ijpvm.IJPVM_218_18",
    keywords = "Body mass index; cardiovascular diseases; hypertension; lifestyle;
obesity; overweight",
    abstract = "Background: Adherence with lifestyle recommendations is low among
hypertensive patients. The main objective of this study was to assess
the prevalence of diagnosed hypertension among the Greek urban
population and to examine how lifestyle and sociodemographic
characteristics differ between already known hypertensive and the rest
of the population. Methods: In this cross-sectional survey, data were
collected from 1,060 participants (mean age 47.1 +/- 16.9 (mean +/-
1standard deviation), 52.7% females). Sociodemographic characteristics,
health risk factors, and medical history were involved. Body mass index
(BMI) (kg/m2) was calculated, according to reported height and weight.
Parametric tests and multiple logistic regression analysis were applied
to identify whether socio-demographic characteristics and health risk
factors differed between known hypertensive and the rest of the
population. Results: Already known hypertensives were 179 (101
females-78 males). The prevalence of known hypertension was 16.9%
(18.1% in females and 15.6% in males). In multivariate analysis, known
hypertensives were more likely to have advanced age (P < 0,001, OR =
1.101, 95%CI 1.081-1.121) and increased BMI (P < 0,001, OR = 1.138,
95%CI 1.085-1.194). Moreover, they had a higher probability of
suffering from other cardiovascular diseases or sharing other risk
factors for cardiovascular diseases. Conclusions: Among Greek urban
population, almost one to six adults knows to suffer from hypertension.
In spite the recommendations, patients who were aware of their illness
have increased BMI compared with the rest of the population."
}