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SUBMITTER: Zhang M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4992958 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhang Ming M Zhao Yang Y Wang Guoan G Zhang Hongyan H Ren Yongcheng Y Wang Bingyuan B Zhang Lu L Yang Xiangyu X Han Chengyi C Pang Chao C Yin Lei L Zhao Jingzhi J Hu Dongsheng D
Scientific reports 20160822
Limited information is available on the association of obesity defined by both body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) with incident hypertension in rural China. A total of 9,174 participants ≥18 years old from rural areas in middle of China, free of hypertension, diabetes, myocardial infarction and stroke, were selected in this cohort study. Questionnaire interview and anthropometric and laboratory measurements were performed at baseline (2007-2008) and follow-up (2013-2014). During ...[more]