Prevalence of prehypertension and associated risk factors among Chinese adults from a large-scale multi-ethnic population survey

Abstract Background Up to date, most of previous studies about Chinese prehypertension were conducted based on a small sample or in only one province, which could not represent the general population in China. Furthermore, no information on the ethnic difference in prevalence of prehypertension has...

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Main Authors: Tao Xu, Junting Liu, Guangjin Zhu, Junxiu Liu, Shaomei Han
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-08-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-016-3411-4