Body constitution and hypertension with population of Banat

Stojanka, Tatić

Glasnik Antropološkog društva Jugoslavije

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101

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0351-1480

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2003-2021/11/05/09:17:40

Certain number of environmental factors as: salt intake, alcohol intake, density of population, profession and obesity influence development of hypertension in human population. We were interested in the influence of obesity in the development of hypertension with population of Banat. Research was conducted in the villages of Banat: Sajan, Mokrin, Uzdin, Orlovat and Botos. Total number of people analyzed was 698, 340 men and 358 women. Specimens were formed according to the age, nationality and marital distance. Following subpopulations were covered: Local native Serbs Immigrants Serbs Local native Hungarians Local native Romanians For this study following measures were used: body height, body weight and blood pressure. In specimens of the population of both genders in Banat the highest percentage of population are individuals with hypertension compared to normal blood pressure. With male gender significant correlation between percentage of hypertension and obesity: with local native Serbs (0. 8924) and local native Hungarians (0. 7754), while with immigrant Serbs it is significantly lower (0. 5306). With women it is interesting that relation between hypertension and obesity is significant: with Hungarians (0. 9271), while with immigrant Serbs slightly lower (0. 5928), and with local native Serbs it is quite low (0. 3741). In can be noticed that with local native Hungarians, both men and women, there is close relation between obesity and hypertension. Hypertension need not always be related to obesity, which is noted at male immigrant Serbs and local native female Serbs. Percentage of hypertension at Banat population is mainly within the limits of hypertension percentage to the same degree as with white suburban population.