Association between different measurements of obesity and the incidence of hypertension

Open Access

1 January 2004

journal article
Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in American Journal of Hypertension

Vol. 17 (1) , 50-53
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjhyper.2003.08.010

Abstract

Background:. Obesity is a risk factor for the incidence of hypertension, but it is still unclear whether this risk can be better estimated by body mass

Keywords

OBESITY
HYPERTENSION
BODY MASS INDEX PROCEDURE
SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE
ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASURES
FOLLOW-UP
ADULT
WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE
BLOOD PRESSURE
FOLLOW-UP VISIT

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