Large waist circumference and risk of hypertension
- 12 September 2001
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in International Journal of Obesity
- Vol. 25 (9) , 1360-1364
- https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ijo.0801722
Abstract
International Journal of Obesity is a monthly, multi-disciplinary forum for papers describing basic, clinical and applied studies in biochemistry, genetics and nutrition, together with molecular, metabolic, psychological and epidemiological aspects of obesity and related disordersKeywords
This publication has 22 references indexed in Scilit:
- Impairment of health and quality of life in people with large waist circumferenceThe Lancet, 1998
- Narrow hips and broad waist circumferences independently contribute to increased risk of non‐insulin‐dependent diabetes mellitusJournal of Internal Medicine, 1997
- The influences of height and age on waist circumference as an index of adiposity in adultsInternational Journal of Obesity, 1997
- Waist circumference action levels in the identification of cardiovascular risk factors: prevalence study in a random sampleBMJ, 1995
- Close correlation of intra-abdominal fat accumulation to hypertension in obese women.Hypertension, 1990
- Ambulatory monitoring of blood pressure as a predictor of cardiovascular riskAmerican Heart Journal, 1987
- Alerting reaction and rise in blood pressure during measurement by physician and nurse.Hypertension, 1987
- Abdominal adipose tissue distribution, obesity, and risk of cardiovascular disease and death: 13 year follow up of participants in the study of men born in 1913.BMJ, 1984
- Impact of obesity on metabolism in men and women. Importance of regional adipose tissue distribution.Journal of Clinical Investigation, 1983
- Relation of Body Fat Distribution to Metabolic Complications of Obesity*Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 1982