Central Adiposity Indicators Maintain a Stronger Association With the Risk of Hypertension: A Prospective Cohort Study in Southwest China

• Main Authors: Tao Liu (Author), Yawen Wang (Author), Ningxin Gao (Author), Jie Zhou (Author), Yiying Wang (Author), Chaowei Fu (Author), Kelin Xu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives: Studies have linked obesity to an increased risk of hypertension, but the optimal adiposity indicators to predict hypertension remains controversial. We comprehensively explored the correlation between body mass index, waist circumference (WC), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), long-term wei...