Sex differences in the association of abdominal adipose tissue and anthropometric data with untreated hypertension in a Chinese population

Abstract Background There are inconsistent interpretations of the interrelationship of adiposity, anthropometric indices, and blood pressure (BP) in hypertensive patients. Additionally, whether these relationships differ between sexes is unknown. We aimed to elucidate the associations of adiposity i...

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Main Authors: Youzhou Chen, Zhuoli Zhang, Jihong Wang, Huayi Sun, Xingshan Zhao, Xiaoguang Cheng, Qiong Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:Biology of Sex Differences
Subjects:
Sex
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13293-020-00317-4