Research
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Higher body weight is positively correlated with higher blood pressure, and this relationship is a real physiological association rather than a measurement artifact caused by large arm circumference.
Your blood pressure is likely higher because of your body weight, not because of how it is measured. This is a physiological reality confirmed by direct arterial measurements. Managing your weight is a critical, evidence-based strategy to lower blood pressure and reduce cardiovascular risk.
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Comparisons of simultaneous intra-arterial and cuff blood pressure measurements indicate in general that the association between blood pressure and body weight is real and independent of arm circumference.
Why this rating
Based on multiple large-scale epidemiological studies (Framingham, Tecumseh, Scandinavian) and direct intra-arterial comparisons.
Source
Overweight and Hypertension
Benjamin N. Chiang et al. · Circulation · 1969
DOI 10.1161/01.cir.39.3.403
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