Open AccessObesity is associated with visit-to-visit systolic blood pressure variability in the US adults
Author(s) -
Mohammed F. Faramawi,
Lori Fischbach,
Robert R. Delongchamp,
Víctor M. Cárdenas,
Saly Abouelenien,
Irene P. Chedjieu,
Noha Taha
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.916
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1741-3850
pISSN - 1741-3842
DOI - 10.1093/pubmed/fdu098
Subject(s) - blood pressure , obesity , medicine , epidemiology , cardiology , environmental health
Evidence has accumulated showing that blood pressure variability is associated with cardiovascular disease. A substantial increase in the prevalence of obesity has been documented globally. Our objective was to examine the relation of total and central obesity on visit-to-visit blood pressure variability.
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