The Role of Body Fat and Fat Distribution in Hypertension Risk in Urban Black South African Women.

Developing countries are disproportionately affected by hypertension, with Black women being at greater risk, possibly due to differences in body fat distribution. The objectives of this study were: (1) To examine how different measures of body composition are associated with blood pressure (BP) and...

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Main Authors: Cindy George, Julia H Goedecke, Nigel J Crowther, Nicole G Jaff, Andre P Kengne, Shane A Norris, Lisa K Micklesfield
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4865112?pdf=render