Large waist circumference and risk of hypertension

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1360-1364

  Guagnano, M T ^a   Ballone, E ^a   Colagrande, V ^a   Della Vecchia, R ^a   Manigrasso, M R ^a   Merlitti, D ^a   Riccioni, G ^a   Sensi, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Risk of hypertension; Waist circumference

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0034840207     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0801722     Document Type: Article

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