Resistant hypertension in visceral obesity

• Published in: European journal of internal medicine Vol. 23; no. 7; pp. 643 - 648
• Main Authors: Holecki, Michał, Duława, Jan, Chudek, Jerzy
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.10.2012
• Subjects: "White coat" effect; Age Factors; Aged; Alcohol Drinking; Antihypertensive Agents - therapeutic use; Body Mass Index; Diuretics - therapeutic use; Drug Therapy, Combination; Female; Humans; Hypertension - drug therapy; Hypertension - etiology; Internal Medicine; Male; Middle Aged; Obesity; Obesity, Abdominal - complications; Obesity, Morbid - complications; Regression Analysis; Resistant hypertension; Risk Factors; Sex Factors; Smoking; White Coat Hypertension; Resistant hypertension; Obesity; "White coat" effect

Abstract Background Visceral obesity increases the risk of arterial hypertension (78% of cases of hypertension in men and 65% of cases in women). The aim of the study is to assess the role of visceral obesity in causing resistant hypertension (RH). Methods The survey was performed on 5065 hypertensi...