Waist circumference, not body mass index, is associated with blood pressure in a sample of young Chinese adults.
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Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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Wang
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Bacon
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Campbell
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001794:Blood Pressure; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D049629:Waist-Hip Ratio