Usefulness of waist-to-height ratio in screening incident hypertension among Japanese community-dwelling middle-aged and elderly individuals

• Príomhchruthaitheoirí: Ryuichi Kawamoto (Údar), Asuka Kikuchi (Údar), Taichi Akase (Údar), Daisuke Ninomiya (Údar), Teru Kumagi (Údar)
• Formáid: LEABHAR
• Foilsithe / Cruthaithe: BMC, 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Ábhair: article
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Abstract Background The incidence of hypertension is increasing worldwide and obesity is one of the most significant risk factors. Obesity can be defined by various anthropometric indices such as body mass index (BMI), waist-to-hip ratio (WHpR), and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR). This study examined...