Relationship between blood pressure and anthropometry in a cohort of brazilian men: A cross-sectional study

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 980-984

  Cassani, Roberta S L ^a   Nobre, Fernando ^a   Pazin Filho, Antnio ^a   Schmidt, André ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRAZIL; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST HIP RATIO;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; OBESITY; ROC CURVE; SMOKING; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST-HIP RATIO;

EID: 69249202318     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajh.2009.104     Document Type: Article

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