Different adiposity indices and their association with blood pressure and hypertension in middle-aged urban black South African men and women: findings from the AWI-GEN South African Soweto Site
Abstract Background To report associations between different adiposity indices [anthropometric and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) measures] and blood pressure (BP) and hypertension in urban black South African adults. Methods Anthropometric and DXA whole body measures were performed on 1026...
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Main Authors: | Pedro T. Pisa (Author), Lisa K. Micklesfield (Author), Juliana Kagura (Author), Michele Ramsay (Author), Nigel J. Crowther (Author), Shane A. Norris (Author) |
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