Open AccessObesity and the Prevalence and Management of Hypertension in Ontario, Canada
Author(s) -
Frans H. H. Leenen,
N. H. McInnis,
G. J. Fodor
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
american journal of hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1941-7225
pISSN - 0895-7061
DOI - 10.1038/ajh.2010.93
Subject(s) - medicine , overweight , dyslipidemia , obesity , diabetes mellitus , body mass index , waist , blood pressure , population , cross sectional study , demography , endocrinology , environmental health , pathology , sociology
We evaluated the association of body weight with the prevalence of hypertension by age and sex, as well as the treatment and control rates in obese and nonobese hypertensives among adults in the province of Ontario, Canada.
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