Renal and dietary factors associated with hypertension in a setting of disadvantage in rural India

Using a case-control design, we determined risk factors associated with hypertension in a disadvantaged rural population in southern India. Three hundred adults with hypertension and 300 age- and sex-matched controls were extensively phenotyped. Underweight (29%, body mass index < 18.0 kg m −2 ),...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of human hypertension 2021-12, Vol.35 (12), p.1118-1128
Hauptverfasser: Evans, Roger G., Subasinghe, Asvini K., Busingye, Doreen, Srikanth, Velandai K., Kartik, Kamakshi, Kalyanram, Kartik, Suresh, Oduru, Arabshahi, Simin, Curkpatrick, Isaac, O’Dea, Kerin, Walker, Karen Z., Kaye, Matthew, Yang, Jun, Thomas, Nihal, Arulappan, Geethanjali, Thrift, Amanda G.
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Zusammenfassung:Using a case-control design, we determined risk factors associated with hypertension in a disadvantaged rural population in southern India. Three hundred adults with hypertension and 300 age- and sex-matched controls were extensively phenotyped. Underweight (29%, body mass index < 18.0 kg m −2 ), chronic kidney disease (25%, estimated glomerular filtration rate
ISSN:0950-9240
1476-5527
DOI:10.1038/s41371-020-00473-5