Open AccessArea epidemiological research on hypertension risk factors of Keriyans in the Taklimakan Desert
Author(s) -
Huabao Cao,
Zuheng Cheng,
Fenghui Chen,
Ding Zhi-jian
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
jraas. journal of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system/journal of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1752-8976
pISSN - 1470-3203
DOI - 10.1177/1470320313502104
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , epidemiology , environmental health , blood pressure , logistic regression , population , demography , endocrinology , physiology , physics , sociology , optics
The Keriyans live in the hot, arid areas of Taklimakan Desert and maintain a primitive way of life. They have a low incidence of hypertension. However, little is known about the adaptive compensation in the organism. In the present study, we explored the the traditional risk factors of hypertension in the Keriyans.