Early life exposure to Chinese famine modifies the association between hypertension and cardiovascular disease

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 54-60

  Shi, Zumin ^a   Nicholls, Stephen J ^a,b   Taylor, Anne W ^a   Magliano, Dianna J ^c,d   Appleton, Sarah ^a   Zimmet, Paul ^c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b SOUTH AUSTRALIAN HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine ^*  (Australia)

^e MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

adults; cardiovascular disease; Chinese; famine; hypertension

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHINESE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EARLY LIFE STRESS; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HUNGER; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OUTCOME VARIABLE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; URBAN AREA; URBAN POPULATION; ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; COMPLICATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; RISK; STARVATION;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, ABDOMINAL; ODDS RATIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; STARVATION;

EID: 85025443183     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000001496     Document Type: Article

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