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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Veröffentlicht in:BMC Public Health
Hauptverfasser: 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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Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: BioMed Central 2018
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Online Zugang: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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