Usefulness of waist-to-height ratio in screening incident hypertension among Japanese community-dwelling middle-aged and elderly individuals

BACKGROUND: The incidence of hypertension is increasing worldwide and obesity is one of the most significant risk factors. Obesity can be defined by various anthropometric indices such as body mass index (BMI), waist-to-hip ratio (WHpR), and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR). This study examined a range...

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Autores principales: Kawamoto, Ryuichi, Kikuchi, Asuka, Akase, Taichi, Ninomiya, Daisuke, Kumagi, Teru
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7227084/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32467773
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40885-020-00142-2

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7227084/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32467773
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40885-020-00142-2

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