Prevalence of obesity and an interrogation of the correlation between anthropometric indices and blood pressures in urban Lagos, Nigeria
Abstract Adverse cardiovascular outcomes are linked to higher burden of obesity and hypertension. We conducted a secondary analysis of data for 5135 participants aged ≥ 16 years from our community-based hypertension prevalence study to determine the prevalence of obesity and association between mult...
Main Authors: | Oluseyi Adegoke, Obianuju B. Ozoh, Ifedayo A. Odeniyi, Babawale T. Bello, Ayesha O. Akinkugbe, Oluwadamilola O. Ojo, Osigwe P. Agabi, Njideka U. Okubadejo |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2021-02-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-83055-w |
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