Body composition and hypertension: a comparative study involving women from maroon communities and from the general population of Alagoas State, Brazil

Body composition and hypertension: a comparative study involving women from maroon communities and from the general population of Alagoas State, Brazil

OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the body composition and prevalence of hypertension in maroon women from the State of Alagoas and compared these variables with those of non-maroon women from the same state. METHODS: The data were collected from two cross-sectional surveys done in 2005 and 2008. T...

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Main Authors: Haroldo da Silva Ferreira, Wcleuton Oliveira Silva, Ewerton Amorim dos Santos, Myrtis Katille de Assunção Bezerra, Bárbara Coelho Vieira da Silva, Bernardo Lessa Horta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas 2013-10-01
Series:Revista de Nutrição
Subjects:
Antropometria
Saúde de grupos específicos
Transição nutricional
Estado nutricional
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