Body mass index is superior to other body adiposity indexes in predicting incident hypertension in a highly admixed sample after 10‐year follow‐up: The Baependi Heart Study

Body mass index is superior to other body adiposity indexes in predicting incident hypertension in a highly admixed sample after 10‐year follow‐up: The Baependi Heart Study

Abstract Hypertension is the leading cause of overall mortality in low‐ and middle‐income countries. In Brazil, there is paucity of data on the determinants of incident hypertension and related risk factors. We aimed to determine the incidence of hypertension in a sample from the Brazilian populatio...

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Main Authors: Camila Maciel de Oliveira, Francielle França da Rosa, Rafael deOliveira Alvim, Carlos Alberto Mourão Junior, Mercedes Bacells, Chunyu Liu, Jessica Pavani, Robson Capasso, Fernando Augusto Lavezzo Dias, José Eduardo Krieger, Alexandre Costa Pereira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-06-01
Series:The Journal of Clinical Hypertension
Subjects:
blood pressure
body mass index
epidemiology
follow‐up studies
humans
hypertension
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/jch.14480

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https://doi.org/10.1111/jch.14480

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