Association between measures of adiposity and blood pressure levels in adult Cameroonians.

Anastase DzudieNelson NjedockJerome BoombhiHamadou BaSylvie Ndongo AmougouFelicite KamdemBlaise BarcheArchange NzaliArmel NjomouCalypse NgwasiriMeh Martin GehMarcel AzabjiAlain Chichom MefireAlfred K NjamnshiSamuel KingueJean Philippe EmpanaEugene SobngwiLaurent Serges Etoundi NgoaAndre Pascal Kengne

Published in: Health science reports (2021)

WC, WHtR, and BRI were strongly associated with BP and better predicted prevalent hypertension, with effects enhanced with the inclusion of BMI.

Keyphrases

blood pressure
hypertensive patients
body mass index
heart rate
weight gain
insulin resistance
blood glucose
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
childhood cancer