The association between body mass index and abdominal obesity with hypertension among South Asian population: findings from nationally representative surveys

• Main Authors: Rajat Das Gupta (Author), Ateeb Ahmad Parray (Author), Rohan Jay Kothadia (Author), Orindom Shing Pulock (Author), Susmita Dey Pinky (Author), Shams Shabab Haider (Author), Maxwell Akonde (Author), Mohammad Rifat Haider (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objective This study aimed to determine the association between body mass index (BMI) and abdominal obesity with hypertension among the South Asian adults (18-69 years). Methods This study utilized the nationally representative WHO STEPwise approach to surveillance data (n = 24,413) from Af...