Environmental and Genetic Contribution to Hypertension Prevalence: Data from an Epidemiological Survey on Sardinian Genetic Isolates

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Biino, Ginevra ^a   Parati, Gianfranco ^b,e   Concas, Maria Pina ^a   Adamo, Mauro ^c   Angius, Andrea ^a,d   Vaccargiu, Simona ^a   Pirastu, Mario ^a,c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^c Shardna Life Sciences ^*  (Italy)

^d Milan Unit   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLEIOTROPY; PREVALENCE; SARDINIAN; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GENETIC PLEIOTROPY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; ITALY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 84875129953     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0059612     Document Type: Article

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