Association between body mass index (BMI) and hypertension in south Asian population: evidence from nationally-representative surveys

• Main Authors: Fariha Binte Hossain (Author), Gourab Adhikary (Author), Ariful Bari Chowdhury (Author), Md Shajedur Rahman Shawon (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Although there has been a well-established association between overweight-obesity and hypertension, whether such associations are heterogeneous for South Asian populations, or for different socioeconomic groups is not well-known. We explored the associations of overweight and obe...