The effect of age, obesity and parity on blood pressure and hypertension in non-pregnant married women.

In previous studies, parity was shown to have highly significant positive effect on blood pressures and hypertension. 4 – 8 Other studies in the field failed to show any significant relationship. 9 – 13 The studies which showed a significant effect of parity on blood pressures and hypertension related this to the association of pregnancy with three strong risk factors for hypertension namely, hyperinsulinaemia, hyperlipidaemia and obesity. 4 – 8 However, most of these studies 4 – 6 were conducted on pregnant women, and it is unclear whether these factors persist after pregnancy or into later life.

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