Comparative Assessment of the Utility of Anthropometric and Bioelectrical Impedance Indices as Potential Predictors of Hypertension within a Ghanaian Adult Population: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Adjoa Agyemang BoakyeDavid AdediaGaston Kofi HunkpeRosina Afua Ampomah CarrVeronica Fafali Ami AdanusahAllBless Seyram AgbenyoKwabena Obeng DueduPublished in: International journal of hypertension (2022)
The result of this study shows that within this study population in addition to age, measures of central obesity rather than general obesity are the likely drivers of the hypertension epidemic; thus, measures aimed at controlling central obesity may offer some therapeutic and preventive advantage.