Association between body mass index and onset of hypertension in men and women with and without diabetes: a cross-sectional study using national health data from the State of Kuwait in the Arabian Peninsula

OBJECTIVE: Obesity contributes directly to the risk of diabetes and hypertension. Effective management of diabetes is essential to prevent or delay the onset of comorbid hypertension. In this study, we delineate the association body mass index (BMI) has with risk and age at onset of hypertension and...

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Autores principales: Channanath, Arshad Mohamed, Farran, Bassam, Behbehani, Kazem, Thanaraj, Thangavel Alphonse
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2015
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Epidemiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4466600/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26044759
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-007043

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