Four-year trends in adiposity and its association with hypertension in serial groups of young adult university students in urban Cameroon: a time-series study

Four-year trends in adiposity and its association with hypertension in serial groups of young adult university students in urban Cameroon: a time-series study

Abstract Background Obesity is a major risk factor for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and is growing rapidly globally including in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). We aimed to assess the trend in adiposity markers in Cameroonian university students, and investigated their associations with hypertension....

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Main Authors: Simeon-Pierre Choukem, André-Pascal Kengne, Maxime-Leolein Nguefack, Yannick Mboue-Djieka, Daniel Nebongo, Jackson T Guimezap, Jean Claude Mbanya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Overweight
Obesity
Hypertension
Trends
Association
Cameroon
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-017-4449-7

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