The Role of Body Fat and Fat Distribution in Hypertension Risk in Urban Black South African Women

Developing countries are disproportionately affected by hypertension, with Black women being at greater risk, possibly due to differences in body fat distribution. The objectives of this study were: (1) To examine how different measures of body composition are associated with blood pressure (BP) and...

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Autores principales: George, Cindy, Goedecke, Julia H., Crowther, Nigel J., Jaff, Nicole G., Kengne, Andre P., Norris, Shane A., Micklesfield, Lisa K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4865112/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27171011
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0154894

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4865112/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27171011
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0154894

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