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Relationship of anthropometric indicators with blood pressure levels and the risk of hypertension in Nigerian adults

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Studies on cardiovascular risks in relation to anthropometric factors are limited in Sub-Sahara Africa. The aims of this study were to examine the relationship between anthropometric parameters and blood pressure; and to evaluate body mass index (BMI) across the range of unde...

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Autores principales: Adedoyin, Rufus A, Mbada, Chidozie E, Bisiriyu, Luqman A, Adebayo, Rasaaq A, Balogun, Michael O, Akintomide, Anthony O
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2840543/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20428404