Body mass index is not independently associated with increased aortic stiffness in a Brazilian population

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1064-1069

  Rodrigues, Sergio L ^a   Baldo, Marcelo P ^a   Lani, Lorenzo ^a   Nogueira, Larissa ^a   Mill, Jose G ^a   Sa Cunha, Roberto De ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

aortic stiffness; blood pressure; cardiovascular epidemiology; hypertension; obesity

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BRAZIL; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PULSE WAVE ANALYSIS; VASCULAR STIFFNESS;

EID: 84866357605     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: 19417225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajh.2012.91     Document Type: Article

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