Anthropometric indicators of obesity such as predictors of high blood pressure in the elderly
High blood pressure is a leading cause of mortality worldwide and a risk factor for several diseases. The aim of this study was to determine the predictive power of anthropometric indicators of obesity and establish their cutoff points as discriminators of hypertension and identify the anthropometri...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
2017-05-01
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| Series: | Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano |
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| Online Access: | https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/rbcdh/article/view/46653 |