The association of body composition and fat distribution with hypertension in community-dwelling older adults: the Bushehr Elderly Health (BEH) program

• Main Authors: Mohammad Mehdi Khaleghi (Author), Ali Jamshidi (Author), Sima Afrashteh (Author), Hadi Emamat (Author), Akram Farhadi (Author), Iraj Nabipour (Author), Zahrasadat Jalaliyan (Author), Hasan Malekizadeh (Author), Bagher Larijani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background A significant proportion of the global burden of disability and premature mortality has caused by hypertension. It seems that the relationship between obesity and hypertension is not only associated with excessive body fat mass (FM) but also with body adipose distribution pattern...