Prevalence of Hypertension and Associated Anthropometric Risk Factors in Indigenous Adults of Guatemala

• Main Authors: Menfil A. Orellana-Barrios (Author), Kenneth M. Nuggent (Author), Herman Sanchez-Barrientos (Author), Jose R. Lopez-Gutierrez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Hypertension (HT) epidemiological studies in developing regions of the world like rural Guatemala are lacking. Methods: A sample size of 1104 subjects (552 females, all 18 years or older) was obtained through quota and geographical clustering in the entire Department of Sololá, Guatemal...