Relationship between obesity and psychosocial risk factors in hypertensive patients

• Published in: Acta Marisiensis - Seria Medica 2021-12, Vol.67 (4), p.210-213
• Main Authors: Nemes-Nagy, Enikő, Preg, Zoltán, Nyulas, Kinga-Ilona, Pál, Tünde, Pál, Sándor, Tilinca, Mariana Cornelia, Germán-Salló, Márta
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Comorbidity; Diabetes; Education; Hypertension; Obesity; Overweight; Risk factors
• ISSN: 2668-7763; 2068-3324; 2668-7763; 2247-6113
• DOI: 10.2478/amma-2021-0030

Introduction: Unhealthy lifestyle habits, including sedentary behaviour and improper diet are major risk factors for obesity. Overweight is very frequent in hypertensive and type 2 diabetic patients. Psychosocial factors are associated with multiple health behaviors related to overweight/obesity. The aim of the study was to evaluate the relationship between obesity and psychosocial risk factors in hypertensive patients having different levels of education. Material and methods: 623 hypertensive patients, admitted to the Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Clinic in Tîrgu Mureș were evaluated by weight, height, waist circumference, laboratory analyses and psychosocial risk based on a validated questionnaire on nine topics. Non-paired Student t test was used for statistical evaluation of the obtained data. Results: Obesity or overweight affected 86.9% of the studied hypertensive patients. Obesity was more frequent in subjects having type 2 diabetes as comorbidity. Mean BMI was significantly higher in the lower education group (p=0.007) compared to those with higher level of education. Average triglyceride and uric acid levels were significantly higher in obese subjects compared to those having lower BMI (p