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Sex disparity in left ventricular hypertrophy in South Asians with hypertension: influence of central obesity and high blood pressure.

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Feng, L; Khan, AH; Jehan, I; Samad, Z; Jafar, TH
Published in: J Hum Hypertens
April 2023

Women have been reported to be at greater risk of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) than men in South Asia, but whether the sex disparity is affected by central obesity and blood pressure has not been well studied. We examined prospectively the interaction of sex with waist circumference and systolic blood pressure at baseline on LVH measured after a median of 8-year follow-up among 539 individuals with hypertension in Karachi, Pakistan, and found that the risk of LVH for women vs men increased with higher baseline waist circumference and systolic blood pressure. Our results underscore the urgency for public health programs to prevent obesity and control hypertension in women in South Asia.

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Published In

J Hum Hypertens

DOI

EISSN

1476-5527

Publication Date

April 2023

Volume

37

Issue

4

Start / End Page

327 / 329

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • South Asian People
  • Risk Factors
  • Obesity, Abdominal
  • Obesity
  • Male
  • Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular
  • Hypertension
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Cardiovascular System & Hematology
 

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Feng, L., Khan, A. H., Jehan, I., Samad, Z., & Jafar, T. H. (2023). Sex disparity in left ventricular hypertrophy in South Asians with hypertension: influence of central obesity and high blood pressure. J Hum Hypertens, 37(4), 327–329. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41371-023-00814-0
Feng, Liang, Aamir Hameed Khan, Imtiaz Jehan, Zainab Samad, and Tazeen H. Jafar. “Sex disparity in left ventricular hypertrophy in South Asians with hypertension: influence of central obesity and high blood pressure.J Hum Hypertens 37, no. 4 (April 2023): 327–29. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41371-023-00814-0.
Feng, Liang, et al. “Sex disparity in left ventricular hypertrophy in South Asians with hypertension: influence of central obesity and high blood pressure.J Hum Hypertens, vol. 37, no. 4, Apr. 2023, pp. 327–29. Pubmed, doi:10.1038/s41371-023-00814-0.

Published In

J Hum Hypertens

DOI

EISSN

1476-5527

Publication Date

April 2023

Volume

37

Issue

4

Start / End Page

327 / 329

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • South Asian People
  • Risk Factors
  • Obesity, Abdominal
  • Obesity
  • Male
  • Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular
  • Hypertension
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Cardiovascular System & Hematology