Relationship between normal weight central obesity and arterial stiffness in Chinese adults with hypertension
Normal weight central obesity (NWCO) is a category of obesity that is characterized by having a normal BMI and presence of abdominal obesity. Recently, studies have reported that NWCO was associated with the cardiovascular diseases. The researches exploring the relationship between NWCO and arterial stiffness are limited. So this study intended to investigate the relationship between NWCO and arterial stiffness in Chinese adults with hypertension.
Source: Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases : NMCD - Category: Nutrition Authors: Yanyou Xie, Chao Yu, Wei Zhou, Lingjuan Zhu, Tao Wang, Huihui Bao, Xiaoshu Cheng Source Type: research
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