Open AccessBody Mass Index and Risk of Incident Hypertension Over the Life Course
Author(s) -
Hasan M Shihab,
Lucy A. Meoni,
Audrey Y. Chu,
NaeYuh Wang,
Daniel E. Ford,
KungYee Liang,
Joseph J. Gallo,
Michael J. Klag
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.112.117333
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , body mass index , overweight , confidence interval , obesity , prospective cohort study , cohort study , demography , sociology
The obesity-hypertension link over the life course has not been well characterized, although the prevalence of obesity and hypertension is increasing in the United States.
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