The association of body composition and fat distribution with hypertension in community-dwelling older adults: the Bushehr Elderly Health (BEH) program

Mohammad Mehdi Khaleghi, Ali Jamshidi, Sima Afrashteh, Hadi Emamat, Akram Farhadi, Iraj Nabipour, Zahrasadat Jalaliyan, Hasan Malekizadeh, Bagher Larijani

BMC Public Health · 2023 · 10 citations · 30 references

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Abstract

This study showed that a higher body FM, particularly in the android region, is associated with higher odds of having hypertension in older adults.

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