Hypertension and its correlate with general and central adiposity: A study among urban population of Delhi

Study aims to assess the association of various adiposity markers with blood pressure levels. The present study was a cross-sectional study conducted in Delhi. A total of 568 (males- 250, females- 318) participants aged 20–55 years were enrolled for the study. Mean height (167.35 ± 7.59) and weight (73.76 ± 15.08) was found to be significantly higher in males. Mean values of minimum waist circumference (183.80 ± 12.24), maximum hip circumference (100.90 ± 12.811), body mass index (27.93 ± 5.76), and conicity index (1.25 ± 0.12) were found to be significantly higher in females. Correlation showed significant positive associations of body mass index (p