Leptin is not associated independently with hypertension in Japanese-Brazilian women
We evaluated the relationship of leptin with hypertension adjusted for body mass index (BMI) and/or waist circumference in a population of Japanese-Brazilian women aged > or = 30 years with centrally distributed adiposity. After excluding diabetic subjects, the study subjects - who participated i...
Main Authors: | B. Almeida-Pititto, S.G.A. Gimeno, R.D. Freire, F.F. Ribeiro-Filho, S.R.G. Ferreira |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2006-01-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2006000100012 |
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