Changes in Body Weight From Young Adulthood to Middle Age and Its Association With Blood Pressure and Hypertension: A Cross‐Sectional Study in Hong Kong Chinese Women

Changes in Body Weight From Young Adulthood to Middle Age and Its Association With Blood Pressure and Hypertension: A Cross‐Sectional Study in Hong Kong Chinese Women

BackgroundFew studies have examined the associations of weight changes from young adulthood to middle age with blood pressure (BP) and hypertension among Hong Kong Chinese women. Methods and ResultsWeight at age 18 (W18), current weight (Wcurrent), height, BP, demographics, and lifestyle factors wer...

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Main Authors: Yao Jie Xie, Suzanne C. Ho, Xuefen Su, Zhao‐min Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
blood pressure
epidemiology
hypertension
obesity
women
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.115.002361

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