The relationship between body mass index and pulse pressure in older adults with isolated systolic hypertension

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 538-543

  Martins, David ^a   Tareen, Naureen ^a   Pan, Deyu ^a   Norris, Keith ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b KING DREW MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Elderly; Obesity; Overweight; Pulse pressure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; RISK FACTOR; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; HYPERTENSION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0036015041     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-7061(02)02269-0     Document Type: Article

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