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Editorial
. 2009 Sep;54(3):457-8.
doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.109.135541. Epub 2009 Aug 3.

High blood pressure: a lifetime issue

Daniel T Lackland
Editorial

High blood pressure: a lifetime issue

Daniel T Lackland. Hypertension. 2009 Sep.
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The prevalence of hypertension increases with waist-to-hip ratio among Caucasian and African American adult males. While the racial disparity in hypertension is evident for each body size quartile, the differences are most evident in the leaner categories. Adapted from Reference 6.
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