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Association between height and hypertension among US adults: Analyses of National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007–18

Gupta, Rajat Das; Akonde, Maxwell; Sajal, Ibrahim Hossain; Al Kibria, Gulam Muhammed (BMC, 2021-02-26)

Background: Previous studies that investigated association of height with prevalence and control of hypertension found mixed results. This cross-sectional study explored these associations among US adults (≥20 years). Methods: ...
The prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity in Bangladeshi adults: data from a national survey

Biswas, Tuhin; Garnett, Sarah P.; Pervin, Sonia; Rawal, Lal Bahadur (© 2017 Public Library of Science, 2017-05-05)

Background: Over the two last decades Bangladesh, a low-income country, has experienced a rapid demographic and epidemiological transition. The population has increased substantially with rapid urbanization and changing ...