title: Authors' response.
authors.affiliation: Regional Medical Research Centre, NE Region (ICMR), Post Box No. 105, Dibrugarh 786 001, Assam, India.
authors.forename: Prasanta
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kr Borah
authors.forename: Utpala
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Devi
authors.forename: Dipankar
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Biswas
authors.forename: Hem
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ch Kalita
authors.forename: Meenakshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Jagadish
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mahanta
mesh_terms: D001794:Blood Pressure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D050177:Overweight / Q000453:epidemiology*; D058246:Prehypertension / Q000453:epidemiology*