Correlation between anthropometric measures and blood pressure,serum lipids in Changzhou natural population

Objective To evaluate the association of anthropometric measurements such as body mass index(BMI),waist-to-hip circumference(WHR) and body fat percentage(FAT%) with blood pressure,serum lipids and the prevalence of hypertension as well as dyslipidemia in Changzhou natural population.Methods A cross-sectional survey in a representative sample was conducted by stratified-clustered-random sampling.The participants were investigated by a self-made questionnaire.Blood sugar,serum lipid profiles,blood pressure,BMI,WHR,Fat%,uric acid,liver and renal function were measured.Results The prevalence of hypertension,dyslipidemia and diabetes was 41.6%, 28.2% and 10.7% respectively.Age-adjusted means for BMI,WHR were higher for men than for women.Age-adjusted means for FAT% were higher for women than for men.BMI,WHR,FAT% can provide information for assessing hypertension or dyslipidemia in natural population.BMI and WHR had similar areas under the receiver operating characteristic curves(ROC).The areas of BMI or WHR were higher than that of FAT%′s.However,when stratified by sex,the areas were the same among three anthropometric indices.Multiple regression analysis showed that systolic blood pressure(SBP),high-density lipoprotein cholesterol(HDL),low-density lipoprotein cholesterol(LDL),uric acid(UA) were three independent factors of anthropometric indices.Age was dependent factor of BMI or WHR.Conclusion Hypertension and dyslipidemia increased in Changzhou natural population.BMI,WHR and FAT% were not only anthropometric indices to assess overweight or obesity but provided information of cardiovascular risks including hypertension and dyslipidemia.Efforts to find overweight and obesity,to change individuals′ lifestyle,to halt the trend of increasing BMI and WC should be undertaken immediately.