The Association of Body Fat Percentage With Hypertension in a Chinese Rural Population: The Henan Rural Cohort Study

• Main Authors: Ruiying Li (Author), Zhongyan Tian (Author), Yanhua Wang (Author), Xiaotian Liu (Author), Runqi Tu (Author), Yan Wang (Author), Xiaokang Dong (Author), Yikang Wang (Author), Dandan Wei (Author), Huiling Tian (Author), Zhenxing Mao (Author), Linlin Li (Author), Wenqian Huo (Author), Chongjian Wang (Author), Ronghai Bie (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Obesity is an important risk factor for hypertension. Previous studies have explored the association between body fat percentage (BFP) and hypertension, but evidence on the consistency of the association remains uncertain and limited. The aim of this study was to explore the relationship...