The impact of body mass index and number of antihypertensive medications on clinical management of hypertension in primary health care

The impact of body mass index and number of antihypertensive medications on clinical management of hypertension in primary health care

Introduction: Hypertension (HTN) is an extremely common disease and its prevalence is increasing globally. The association between obesity and HTN is not yet fully understood, insulin resistance and renal dysfunction are said to be the main causes of obesity-related HTN. This study explored the effe...

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Main Authors: Hatouf H Sukkarieh, Rami T Bustami, Hadeel Al-Khaneen, Abdulkarim Saeed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal for Health Sciences
Subjects:
body mass index
hypertension
obesity
polypharmacy
primary health care
Online Access:http://www.saudijhealthsci.org/article.asp?issn=2278-0521;year=2020;volume=9;issue=3;spage=232;epage=235;aulast=Sukkarieh

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