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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...
Autores principales: | George, Cindy, Goedecke, Julia H., Crowther, Nigel J., Jaff, Nicole G., Kengne, Andre P., Norris, Shane A., Micklesfield, Lisa K. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2016
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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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