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Interactions between obesity, parental history of hypertension, and age on prevalent hypertension: the People's Republic of China Study.
Asia-Pacific journal of public health - 1 Nov 2012
Katz Eva G, Stevens June, Truesdale Kimberly P, Cai Jianwen, North Kari E
Abstract excerpt
Age, family history, and body mass index (BMI) influence the prevalence of hypertension, but very little is known about the interplay of these factors in Chinese populations. The authors examined this issue in Chinese adults (n = 4104) in the People's Republic of China Study. In young adults (24-39 years), the prevalence of hypertension/1000 persons (95% confidence interval [CI]) at the referent BMI was greater...
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