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Sarcopenia as a Determinant of Blood Pressure in Older Koreans: Findings from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (KNHANES) 2008–2010

BACKGROUND: Blood pressure (BP) is directly and causally associated with body size in the general population. Whether muscle mass is an important factor that determines BP remains unclear. OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether sarcopenia is associated with hypertension in older Koreans. PARTICIPANTS: We...

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Autores principales: Han, Kyungdo, Park, Yu-Mi, Kwon, Hyuk-Sang, Ko, Seung-Hyun, Lee, Seung-Hwan, Yim, Hyeon Woo, Lee, Won-Chul, Park, Yong Gyu, Kim, Mee Kyoung, Park, Yong-Moon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3906091/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24489804
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0086902