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Association of anthropometric indices of obesity with hypertension among public employees in northern Ethiopia: findings from a cross-sectional survey

OBJECTIVES: The burden of hypertension is increasing in low-income countries, including Ethiopia. Obesity is widely known to be associated with hypertension, but different anthropometric indices of obesity might differ in association with hypertension, which is largely unknown in northern Ethiopia....

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Autores principales: Saif-Ur-Rahman, KM, Chiang, Chifa, Weldegerima Gebremariam, Lemlem, Haregot Hilawe, Esayas, Hirakawa, Yoshihisa, Aoyama, Atsuko, Yatsuya, Hiroshi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8487201/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34593500
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050969