Large waist circumference and risk of hypertension

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MT Guagnano
E Ballone
V Colagrande
R Della Vecchia
MR Manigrasso
D Merlitti
G Riccioni
S Sensi
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[1] Chieti University,Department of Internal Medicine and Aging
[2] Biostatistics Laboratory,undefined
[3] Chieti University,undefined
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International Journal of Obesity | 2001年 / 25卷
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waist circumference; risk of hypertension;
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OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between 24 h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and three commonest anthropometric measurements for obesity—body mass index (BMI), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) and waist circumference (W).
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页码:1360 / 1364
页数:4
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