Waist-to-height ratio and new-onset hypertension in middle-aged and older adult females from 2011 to 2015: A 4-year follow-up retrospective cohort study from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study

Waist-to-height ratio and new-onset hypertension in middle-aged and older adult females from 2011 to 2015: A 4-year follow-up retrospective cohort study from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study

BackgroundCentral obesity was closely associated with hypertension. Middle-aged and older adult females, defined as those aged 45 and above, were more likely to suffer from central obesity. For waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) was used as central obesity assessment, the object of this study was to illus...

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Main Authors: Yang Wu, Yingmu Tong, Hai Wang, Xing Zhang, Yunxiang Long, Qinglin Li, Jie Ren, Chang Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
WHtR
CHARLS
hypertension
central obesity
female
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1122995/full

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