Prevalence of prehypertension and its relationship to risk factors for cardiovascular disease in Jamaica: analysis from a cross-sectional survey.
Ferguson TS, Younger NO, Tulloch-Reid MK, Wright MB, Ward EM, Ashley DE, Wilks RJ.
Ferguson TS, et al. Among authors: younger no.
BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2008 Aug 28;8:20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-8-20.
BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2008.
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Odds of obesity, overweight, high cholesterol and increased waist circumference were significantly higher among younger prehypertensive participants (15-44 years-old) when compared to normotensive young participants, but not among those 45-74 years-old. Among men, being pr …
Odds of obesity, overweight, high cholesterol and increased waist circumference were significantly higher among younger prehypertensi …