Open AccessDoes Body Mass Index Impact on the Relationship Between Systolic Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Disease?
Author(s) -
Rumi Tsukinoki,
Yoshitaka Murakami,
Rachel Huxley,
Takayoshi Ohkubo,
Xianghua Fang,
Il Suh,
Hirotsugu Ueshima,
TH Lam,
Mark Woodward
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.112.650317
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , blood pressure , body mass index , cardiology , stroke (engine) , proportional hazards model , confidence interval , mechanical engineering , engineering
Elevated blood pressure and excess body mass index (BMI) are established risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) but controversy exists as to whether, and how, they interact.
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