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Is waist-to-height ratio the best predictive indicator of hypertension incidence? A cohort study
BACKGROUND: The best anthropometric indicator to verify the association between obesity and hypertension (HTN) has not been established. We conducted this study to evaluate and compare the discriminatory power of waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) in relation to body mass index (BMI) and waist circumferen...
Autores principales: | Rezende, Ana Carolina, Souza, Ludimila Garcia, Jardim, Thiago Veiga, Perillo, Naiana Borges, Araújo, Ymara Cássia Luciana, de Souza, Samanta Garcia, Sousa, Ana Luiza Lima, Moreira, Humberto Graner, de Souza, Weimar Kunz Sebba Barroso, do Rosário Gondim Peixoto, Maria, Jardim, Paulo César Brandão Veiga |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6389116/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29478413 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-5177-3 |
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