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...

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izdano v:BMC Public Health
Main Authors: 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
Format: Artigo
Jezik:Inglês
Izdano: BioMed Central 2018
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Research Article
Online dostop:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6389116/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29478413
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-5177-3
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