Body mass index as a risk factor for incident hypertension

Nature Clinical Practice Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 3, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 742-743

  Pi Sunyer, Xavier ^a,b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

BMI; Hypertension; Obesity; Relative risk; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EXERCISE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOTE; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 35448952215     PISSN: 17458366     EISSN: 17458374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpendmet0622     Document Type: Note

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