Original Research Article
Year: 2017 | Month: February | Volume: 7 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 146-152
Association of Blood Pressure and Biochemical Parameters with Adiposity in Women
Aniele Sanches Rodrigues1; Sandra Maria Barbalho2,3; Karina Quesada2; Marie Oshiiwa3; Marcelo Dib Bechara2
1MD - Medical School of Marília – UNIMAR, Av. Higino Muzzi Filho 1001, Marília 15525-902, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
2PhD, Professor at the Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition – Medical School of Marília – UNIMAR, Av. Higino MuzziFilho 1001, Marília 15525-902, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
3PhD, Professor at the Department of Biochemistry - School of Food Technology (FATEC) - Marília, 17506-000, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Corresponding Author: Sandra Maria Barbalho
ABSTRACT
Modifications in lifestyle have an impact on the incidence of metabolic disorders such as the development of type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemias and metabolic syndrome (MS) that aggravate the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases (CVD). The objective of this study was to evaluate blood pressure, biochemical and anthropometric parameters of a group of women assisted at the medicine Ambulatory at University of Marilia – Marilia – São Paulo - Brazil. Biochemical and anthropometric parameters as well as blood pressure were evaluated. Our results showed that the presence of hypertension was associated with altered values for lipids, glycaemia and anthropometric parameters. The levels of triglycerides, glycaemia and anthropometric parameters are higher in patients with altered values for total cholesterol. We may also observe that only values for WC are higher in patients with altered values for triglycerides. Patients with high values of glycaemia showed significant higher values for BMI and WC. In patients with altered values for BMI we may observe altered values for lipids, glycaemia and WC. For high values for WC we observe higher values for triglycerides, glycaemia and BMI. The results of our study showed that increased values of glycaemia, total cholesterol, triglycerides, WC, and BMI are related to increase in the cardiovascular risk. The distribution of adipose tissue in these patients evidences the accumulation of visceral fat and obesity which generates drastic metabolic alterations in this group. In addition, the prevalence of increased levels of triglycerides and glycaemia demonstrates the possible role of obesity in these changes.
Key words: glycaemia; lipids; body mass index; waist circumference; cardiovascular risk.