[The triad obesity, hypertension and glycoregulation complaints in a suburban population of Tunisia's Sahel]. / La triade obésité, hypertension et troubles de la glycorégulation dans une population semi-urbaine du sahel Tunisien.

Obesity, hypertension and glucose intolerance are often related, the relationship between hypertension and glycemia is well documented and may be explained through hyperinsulinemia. Most of the studies were conducted in western societies. The simultaneous study of this triad in a random sample (n = 555) of a suburban adult community of Tunisian's Sahel, showed an association between hypertension and level of overweight which was also related to diabetes prevalence after matching for age and sex. However serum glucose was related to both systolic and diastolic blood pressure only for non obese subjects, when levels of overweight are stratified. The association between diabetes and hypertension therefore involves different mechanisms for obese and non obese subjects.