Anthropometric indices as predictors of hypertension among men and women aged 40–69 years in the Korean population: the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study

BACKGROUND: Obesity is one of the most significant risk factors for hypertension. However, there is controversy regarding which measure is the best predictor of hypertension risk. We compared body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR)...

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Autores principales: Lee, Joung-Won, Lim, Nam-Kyoo, Baek, Tae-Hwa, Park, Sung-Hee, Park, Hyun-Young
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4332746/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25886025
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-1471-5

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4332746/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25886025
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-1471-5

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