Blood pressure levels and their association with cardiovascular risk factors among employees of the University of Brasília, a Brazilian public university

Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 26-31

  Da Conceição, Tatiana Valverde ^a   Gomes, Fabiano Alves ^a   Tauil, Pedro Luiz ^a   Rosa, Tânia Torres ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Cardiovascular risk factor; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BRAZIL; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR; SITTING; SMOKING; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CLASSIFICATION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX RATIO; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; BODY MASS INDEX; BRAZIL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 33344459084     PISSN: 0066782X     EISSN: 16784170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0066-782x2006000100005     Document Type: Article

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