Abstract
Introduction: The Body Mass Index (BMI) has been identified as a key predictor of Blood Pressure (B.P). Objective The goal of the study is to discover the pattern of relationship between BMI and blood pressure in 1000 university students. Materials and methods: Blood pressure, weight, and height were all taken into account. The BMI was computed by dividing the weight in kilogrammes by the height in metres squared (kg/m). Results: Females were underweight in greater numbers than males (8.4% versus 4.7%). Males were more overweight than females (9% versus 5%). Males were more likely than females to be obese (7% versus 0.9%). Blood pressure parameters increased significantly with BMI (p0.0001), with higher values in males than females; (the mean systolic blood pressure 125.8 ± 8.3mmHg in males versus 117 ± 5.8mmhg in females and the mean diastolic blood pressure 94.6 ± 6.8mmhg in males versus 71 ± 7.7 in females) (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Among university students, a strong link between BMI and blood pressure was observed. Higher blood pressures were observed with higher BMI.
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