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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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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |