Anthropometric indices and its association with hypertension among young medical students: A 2 year cross-sectional study

Anthropometric indices and its association with hypertension among young medical students: A 2 year cross-sectional study

Introduction: Obesity, defined on the basis of anthropometric measures is a global epidemic and threatening to healthy population worldwide. A research from China among young adults (20--44 years) recorded six and two times the risk of hypertension (HTN) in individuals who were obese and overweight,...

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Main Authors: Swapnil Lahole, Rajendra Rawekar, Sunil Kumar, Sourya Acharya, Anil Wanjari, Shilpa Gaidhane, Sachin Agrawal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022-01-01
Series:Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Subjects:
anthropometric indices
body mass index
hip circumference
hypertension
obesity
waist circumference
waist to hip ratio
Online Access:http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2022;volume=11;issue=1;spage=281;epage=286;aulast=Lahole

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