The Relation of Adiposity to Blood Pressure and Development of Hypertension

Article1 July 1967The Relation of Adiposity to Blood Pressure and Development of HypertensionThe Framingham StudyWILLIAM B. KANNEL, M.D., F.A.C.P., NAPHTALI BRAND, M.D., JOHN J. SKINNER JR., M.D., THOMAS R. DAWBER, M.D., F.A.C.P., PATRICIA M. MCNAMARA, A.B.WILLIAM B. KANNEL, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, NAPHTALI BRAND, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, JOHN J. SKINNER JR., M.D.Search for more papers by this author, THOMAS R. DAWBER, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, PATRICIA M. MCNAMARA, A.B.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-67-1-48 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe existence of a relationship between hypertension and excess body weight has long been recognized (1, 2). This relationship has been demonstrated largely in cross-sectional studies observing the relation between the blood pressure level and the body weight measured at that time. Very little prospective data exist, particularly in general population samples concerning the relation between antecedent body weight and the subsequent development of hypertension. Whether it is adiposity per se or some other associated factor that is primarily responsible for the elevated blood pressure observed in the obese has not been established. The obesity-blood pressure relationship has been further...References1. PICKERING GW: High Blood Pressure. Churchill, London, 1955. Google Scholar2. SMIRK FH: High Arterial Pressure. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford, 1957. Google Scholar3. DAWBERMOOREMANN TRFEGV: Coronary heart disease in Framingham Study. Amer. J. Public Health 47: 4, 1957. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. DAWBERKANNEL TRWB: An epidemiological study of heart disease: Framingham Study. Nutr. 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