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Is high body fat estimated by body mass index and waist circumference a predictor of hypertension in adults? A population-based study
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to assess the predictive capacity of body fat percentage (%BF) estimated by equations using body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) to identify hypertension and estimate measures of association between high %BF and hypertension in adults. METHODS: Thi...
Autores principales: | Silva, Diego Augusto Santos, Petroski, Edio Luiz, Peres, Marco Aurelio |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3545980/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23244669 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2891-11-112 |
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