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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...

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Autores principales: Silva, Diego Augusto Santos, Petroski, Edio Luiz, Peres, Marco Aurelio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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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