How does the association of general and central adiposity with glycaemia and blood pressure differ by gender and area of residence in a Malawian population: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: In high-income settings, body mass index (BMI) and measures of central adiposity, such as waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) are associated with cardiometabolic risk, but evidence from low-income settings, particularly sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), is limited. We assessed whether there are differences...

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Autores principales: Mudie, Kathleen, Lawlor, Debbie A, Pearce, Neil, Crampin, Amelia, Tomlinson, Laurie, Tafatatha, Terence, Musicha, Crispin, Nitsch, Dorothea, Smeeth, Liam, Nyirenda, Moffat J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Blood Pressure Patterns
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6005143/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29648664
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyy047

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6005143/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29648664
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyy047

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