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This study aimed to test the association between anthropometric measures and risk of developing hypertension.

We did a systematic search using PubMed and Scopus, from inception up to January 2017. Prospective cohort studies reporting the risk estimates of hypertension for three or more quantitative categories of indices of general and abdominal adiposity were included. Summary relative risks were calculated using random‐effects models.

Fifty‐seven prospective cohort studies were included. Summary relative risks were 1.49 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.41, 1.58; I² = 97.4%, n = 50) for a five‐unit increment in body mass index, 1.27 (95%CI: 1.15, 1.39; I² = 95.0%, n = 14) for a 10‐cm increment in waist circumference, 1.16 (95%CI: 1.09, 1.23; I² = 77.8%, n = 5) for weight gain equal to a one‐unit increment in BMI, and 1.37 (95%CI: 1.24, 1.51; I² = 76.4%, n = 8) and 1.74 (95%CI …