Association of body weight and physical activity with blood pressure in a rural population in the Dikgale village of Limpopo Province in South Africa

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Africa is faced with an increasing burden of hypertension attributed mainly to physical inactivity and obesity. Paucity of population based evidence in the African continent hinders the implementation effective preventive and control...

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Main Authors: Mkhonto Seth S, Labadarios Demetre, Mabaso Musawenkosi LH
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-02-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/5/118