Open AccessGeneral and Central Obesity, Combined Oral Contraceptive Use and Hypertension in Chinese Women
Author(s) -
C. Wang,
Yanping Li,
Jing Bai,
Qian Wang,
Jianqing Zhou,
Z.Y. Sun,
L. Ba,
Wei Wei,
Haolin Li,
Tao Sun
Publication year - 2011
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.2011.157
Subject(s) - medicine , obesity , obstetrics
Asians have different body fat distributions and disease characteristics compared with Caucasians. The purpose of this study was to evaluate general and central obesity, combined oral contraceptive (COC) use, and their joint effects on the risk of hypertension in Chinese women.
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