Self-reported weight and height: Implications for left ventricular hypertrophy detection. An italian multi-center study

Clinical and Experimental Hypertension

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 192-201

  Cuspidi, Cesare ^a,b   Negri, Francesca ^b   Giudici, Valentina ^b   Muiesan, Maria Lorenza ^c   Grandi, Anna Maria ^d   Ganau, Antonello ^e   Lonati, Laura ^b   Esposti, Daniela Degli ^f   Capra, Anna ^a   Milan, Alberto ^g   Sala, Carla ^h   Longo, Marcella ⁱ   Morganti, Alberto ^j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

ⁱ FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^j Ospedale S Giuseppe   (Italy)

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Author keywords

body height; body weight; echocardiography; left ventricular hypertrophy; self reporting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; SELF REPORT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; PREVALENCE; SELF REPORT; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 79955432756     PISSN: 10641963     EISSN: 15256006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10641963.2010.531852     Document Type: Article

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