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Body mass index, abdominal adiposity, weight gain and risk of developing hypertension: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of more than 2.3 million participants.

Ahmad JayediA Rashidy-PourM KhorshidiS Shab-Bidar
Published in: Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity (2018)
Being as lean as possible within the normal body mass index range may be the best suggestion in relation to primary prevention of hypertension.
Keyphrases
  • weight gain
  • body mass index
  • blood pressure
  • birth weight
  • systematic review
  • physical activity
  • meta analyses
  • bone mineral density
  • skeletal muscle
  • insulin resistance
  • body composition
  • postmenopausal women