BMI modified the association of current smoking with the incidence of hypertension in Chinese population: a 22-year cohort study

• Main Authors: Feifei Yao (Author), Wenfeng Liu (Author), Rencheng Zhao (Author), Guangxiao Li (Author), Xiaojuan Huang (Author), Yongjie Chen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background There was little known on how the interaction effect between obesity and current smoking affected the incidence of hypertension. The aim of this study was to investigate how body mass index (BMI) modified the effect of current smoking on the incidence of hypertension. Methods Dat...