Abdominal obesity in the United States: Prevalence and attributable risk of hypertension

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 425-430

  Okosun, Ike S ^a   Prewitt, T E ^a   Cooper, R S ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal obesity; Hypertension; Waist circumference

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0032788768     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1000862     Document Type: Article

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