The prevalence of abdominal obesity and hypertension amongst adults in Ogbomoso, Nigeria

The prevalence of abdominal obesity and hypertension amongst adults in Ogbomoso, Nigeria

Background:In many developing countries obesity and obesity-related morbidity are now becoming a problem of increasing importance. Obesity is associated with a number of disease conditions, including hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, cancer, gallstones, respiratory sys...

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Main Authors: Isaac O. Amole, Akintayo D. OlaOlorun, Louis O. Odeigah, Stephen A. Adesina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2011-03-01
Series:African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine
Subjects:
Abdominal obesity
blood pressure
hypertension
Nigeria
waist circumference
Online Access:https://phcfm.org/index.php/phcfm/article/view/188

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