Systolic blood pressure and adiposity: Examination by race and gender in a nationally representative sample of young adults

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 140-144

  Brummett, Beverly H ^a   Babyak, Michael B ^a   Siegler, Iiene C ^a   Surwit, Richard ^a   Georgiades, Anastasia ^a   Boyle, Stephen H ^a   Williams, Redford B ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

blood pressure; body mass index; gender; hypertension; race; systolic blood pressure; waist circumference

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNITED STATES; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADIPOSITY; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856056897     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: 19417225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajh.2011.177     Document Type: Article

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