Open AccessThe association between body mass index and hypertension is different between East and Southeast Asians
Author(s) -
Tuan T. Nguyen,
Linda S. Adair,
Chirayath Suchindran,
Ka He,
Barry M. Popkin
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.3945/ajcn.2008.26809
Subject(s) - vietnamese , body mass index , indonesian , medicine , demography , ethnic group , cross sectional study , chinese people , gerontology , china , geography , pathology , philosophy , linguistics , archaeology , sociology , anthropology
Few studies have allowed direct comparison of the association between body mass index (BMI; in kg/m2) and hypertension in different Asian ethnicities.
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