Different anthropometric indicators of central obesity can predict hypertension in older adults

• Main Authors: Vilmary S Novaes (Author), Rafael S Passos (Author), Ícaro J. S. Ribeiro (Author), Ivna V Freire (Author), Ludmila Schettino (Author), Claudineia M Araujo (Author), Cezar A Casotti (Author), Rafael Pereira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 2019-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: to investigate the association between hypertension and anthropometric indicators of central obesity, obtained from two anatomical sites in older adults. Methodology: cross-sectional study that involved 145 older adults, from whom socioeconomic and demographic data and anthropometric indi...