Prevalence of Isolated Diastolic Hypertension and Associated Risk Factors among Different Ethnicity Groups in Xinjiang, China.

OBJECTIVES:Little is known about isolated diastolic hypertension (IDH) among different ethnicity groups. We aimed to investigate the prevalence and risk factors for IDH among the major ethnicity population i.e. Han, Uygur and Kazakh in Xinjiang, northwestern part of China. METHODS:In total, 14,618 a...

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Main Authors: Fen Liu, Dilare Adi, Xiang Xie, Xiao-Mei Li, Zhen-Yan Fu, Chun-Fang Shan, Ying Huang, Bang-Dang Chen, Min-Tao Gai, Xiao-Ming Gao, Yi-Tong Ma, Yi-Ning Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4690591?pdf=render