Characteristics of Subjects With Overweight or Obesity at the Onset of Hypertension
Characteristics of Subjects With Overweight or Obesity at the Onset of Hypertension
The study aims to investigate the characteristics of subjects with hypertension at onset
 among a cohort of apparently healthy subjects, with overweight or obesity (BMI ≥ 25 Kg / m2),
 and free of any drug treatment at the baseline. The evaluation includes anthropometric
 (weight, height, BMI, waist circumference), haematochemical (hormones, metabolic and routine)
 parameters and the screening for hypertension with ABPM. The diagnosis of hypertension is
 made in accordance with the 2017 guidelines of the American College of Cardiology / American
 Heart Association ACC / AHA.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  Overweight or obesity (BMI> 25 Kg/m2)

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  Any kind of drug

 -  Hypertension

 -  Endocrine diseases (diabetes mellitus, hypo or hyperthyroidism, hypopituitarism,
 etc.),

 -  Chronic inflammatory diseases

 -  Renal failure

 -  Liver failure

 -  Angina pectoris

 -  Myocardial infarction and heart failure

 -  Genetic heart diseases

 -  Thrombocytopenias