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Parental history lowers body mass index risk cutoff for hypertension among urban Indian adults.
Journal of the American College of Nutrition - 1 Jun 2010
Rao Shobha S, Parab Prajakta S, Gokhale Medha K, Sarode Jayshree S
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Parental history of hypertension, a commonly occurring nonmodifiable genetic risk factor, was examined for its influence on cutoff for body mass index (BMI) for identifying risk of hypertension. DESIGN: Data on BMI, body fat (%), blood pressure (BP), parental history of hypertension, and lifestyle factors were collected through a cross-sectional study. SETTING: Pune City, Maharashtra, India. SUBJECTS:...
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