Anthropometric Indices as a Predictive Screening Tool for Hypertension among Young Indian Adults

Background: High blood pressure (BP) is increasing at an alarming rate in India and is the leading cause of cardiovascular disease. Increasing obesity is one of the risk factors for the increasing trend in hypertension among young adults. Objectives: This study aimed to assess the comparative abilit...

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Main Authors: R. Aruna, Niveatha Santhanakrishnan, Jeneth Berlin Raj
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2024-12-01
Series:Indian Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ijph.ijph_250_23