Is central obesity a better discriminator of the risk of hypertension than body mass index in ethnically diverse populations?

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Is central obesity a better discriminator of the risk of hypertension than body mass index in ethnically diverse populations?

OBJECTIVE: To compare the performance of body mass index (BMI) against waist circumference, waist: hip ratio (WHR) and waist: height ratio in the discrimination of hypertension in ethnically diverse populations. METHODS: Meta-analysis of 19 cross-sectional studies. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Discriminat...

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Main Authors:	Huxley, Rachel, Barzi, F., Lee, Crystal, Janus, E., Lam, T., Caterson, I., Lear, S., Patel, J., Shaw, J., Adam, J., Oh, S., Kang, J., Zimmet, P., Woodward, M.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2008
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42537

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