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Exploring the Causal Relationships Between Anxiety, Obesity, and Hypertension: A Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study.
American journal of hypertension - 16 Sept 2025
Fan Caini, Wang Jie, Guo Baozhu, Wang Shanshan, Kong Dehui, Liu Min, Jiang Ling, Li Ling, Zhao Haiying
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BACKGROUND: Both anxiety and obesity have been implicated in hypertension development, with emerging evidence suggesting metabolic risk factors as potential mediators. Notably, obesity may partially mediate the link between anxiety and hypertension. However, the causal relationships among these factors remain unclear. To address this, we conducted a two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis to elucidate...
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