Seasonal variation in blood pressure is modulated by gender and age but not by BMI in a large Taiwanese population, 1996-2006

Journal of the American Society of Hypertension

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 216-228

  Tu, Yu Kang ^a   Chien, Kuo Liong ^a   Chiu, Yun Wei ^a   Ellison, George T H ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

diastolic blood pressure; generalized estimating equations; Seasonal variation; systolic blood pressure; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY MASS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WINTER;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 84876674566     PISSN: 19331711     EISSN: 18787436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jash.2013.01.008     Document Type: Article

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