Sex Difference in the Associations among Obesity-Related Indices with Incident Hypertension in a Large Taiwanese Population Follow-Up Study

In conclusion, the studied obesity-related indices were found to be predictors of incident hypertension, and there were differences in the associations between the male and female participants. Our findings may imply that reducing body weight may be associated with a lower risk of developing hypertension.PMID:35743756 | DOI:10.3390/jpm12060972

Source: Atherosclerosis - June 24, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Wen-Chi Lee Pei-Yu Wu Jiun-Chi Huang Yi-Chun Tsai Yi-Wen Chiu Szu-Chia Chen Jer-Ming Chang Hung-Chun Chen Source Type: research