The Contribution of Age and Weight to Blood Pressure Levels Among Blacks and Whites Receiving Care in Community-Based Primary Care Practices

We examined whether race and age, risk factors for obesity and hypertension, affect the association of obesity with elevated blood pressure (BP). Using electronic medical record data, we conducted a cross-sectional study of adult patients seen at 6 Maryland primary care clinics from September 2011 t...

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Autores principales: Kan, Athena Wing-ga, Hussain, Tanvir, Carson, Kathryn A., Purnell, Tanjala S., Yeh, Hsin-Chieh, Albert, Michael, Cooper, Lisa A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4584478/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26402051
http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd12.150069

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