Blood Pressure Control and Anthropometric Differences in Afro-Descendants and Other Ethnic Groups in Hypertensive Brazilian Populations

Blood Pressure Control and Anthropometric Differences in Afro-Descendants and Other Ethnic Groups in Hypertensive Brazilian Populations

Background: The prevalence of hypertension (HT) and blood pressure (BP) control varies among ethnic-racial groups, but studies on this issue and correlations between BP and body mass index (BMI) in the black Brazilian population are scarce. Methods: Cross-sectional study in individuals included in t...

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Main Authors: Maicon Borges Euzébio, Priscila Valverde de Oliveira Vitorino, Andréa Araújo Brandão, Eduardo Costa Duarte Barbosa, Audes Diógenes M. Feitosa, Marcus Vinícius Bolivar Malachias, Marco Mota Gomes, Celso Amodeo, Rui Manoel dos Santos Póvoa, Renato Delascio Lopes, Paulo César Brandão Veiga Jardim, Ana Luiza Lima Sousa, Ana Carolina Arantes, Antonio Coca, Weimar Kunz Sebba Barroso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ubiquity Press 2025-07-01
Series:Global Heart
Subjects:
hypertension
blood pressure
population groups
ethnicity
afro-descendants
Online Access:https://account.globalheartjournal.com/index.php/up-j-gh/article/view/1448
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