Relationship between anthropometric measures and left ventricular hypertrophy in obese hypertensive patients
Objective: To verify the relationship between anthropometric measures and left ventricular hypertrophy, as assessed by the Cornell Index, in obese hypertensive patients. Methods: Cross-sectional study with obese hypertensive patients of both genders, aged ≥ 20 years, treated as outpatients between 1996 and 2011 at the Hypertension Clinic of the Hospital das Clínicas of the Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil. Data collected included age, blood pressure, heart rate, and anthropometric parameters: body mass index, waist/height ratio, waist/hip ratio, and abdominal circumference.