Higher blood hematocrit predicts hypertension in men

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 245-250

  Jae, Sae Young ^a   Kurl, Sudhir ^b   Laukkanen, Jari A ^b,c   Heffernan, Kevin S ^d   Choo, Jina ^e   Choi, Yoon Ho ^f   Park, Jeong Bae ^g  

^a University of Seoul   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c LAPLAND CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Korea University   (South Korea)

^f Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^g Kwandong University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

epidemiology; hematocrit; hypertension

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MIDDLE AGED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMATOCRIT; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84892972129     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000000029     Document Type: Article

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