Authors: Boonsub Sakboonyarat, Jaturon Poovieng, Ram Rangsin
Published: 2024-05-16
DOI: 10.1161/circ.149.suppl_1.p167
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Obesity establishes cardiovascular risk factors, including high blood pressure, hyperlipidemia, and high blood glucose, and also results in cardiovascular events. In Thailand, the epidemiological data on the relationship between obesity and heart failure (HF) among high-risk populations was limited. We assessed the hypothesis that increased body mass index (BMI) was associated with the new-onset HF among people with hypertension (HTN); we also assessed the effect modifier of uncontrolled HTN on this association. We conducted a retrospective cohort study in 2018. Thai people with HTN aged 20 years and older receiving continuous care at out patient clinic in the hospitals nationwide were included. While those with a history of HF before 12 months from the data collection date were excluded. The new-onset HF was defined regarding the ICD-10 as I50 in the medical records within 12 months. The information on the characteristics and BMI of participants was extracted from the medical records by well-trained registered nurses. Obesity was defined as BMI ≥25 kg/m