Incidence of hypertension and stroke in relation to body fat distribution and other risk factors in older women.

Stroke8.30
Volume: 21, Issue: 5, Pages: 701 - 706
Published: May 1, 1990
Abstract
The relation between body fat distribution, as measured by the waist-to-hip circumference ratio, and the 2-year incidences of hypertension and stroke were examined in a cohort of 41,837 women aged 55-69 years. Women who developed hypertension were 2.1 (95% confidence interval 1.7-2.6) times more likely to be in the upper tertile of waist-to-hip ratio than those who did not. Adjustment for age, body mass index (kilograms per meter squared),...
Paper Details
Title
Incidence of hypertension and stroke in relation to body fat distribution and other risk factors in older women.
Published Date
May 1, 1990
Journal
Volume
21
Issue
5
Pages
701 - 706
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