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Relation of hypertension with body mass index and age in male and female population of Peshawar, Pakistan.

Humayun Anjum, Arbab Sher Shah, Riffat Sultana

PubMed · 2010 · 36 citations · 10 references

Abstract

The results showed a higher trend of hypertension with increasing BMI. In young females it was noted that with a shift from normal BMI the incidence of hypertension was very high.

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