Weight and blood pressure: findings in hypertension screening of 1 million Americans
R Stamler, J Stamler, WF Riedlinger, G Algera… - Jama, 1978 - jamanetwork.com
In the nationwide Community Hypertension Evaluation Clinic screening of more than 1
million people, the group classifying itself as overweight had prevalence rates of
hypertension 50% to 300% higher than other screenees. Frequency of hypertension in
overweight persons aged 20 to 39 years was double that of normal weight and triple that of
underweight persons. Among those aged 40 to 64 years, the overweight group had a 50%
higher hypertension prevalence rate than the normal-weight group and 100% higher than …
million people, the group classifying itself as overweight had prevalence rates of
hypertension 50% to 300% higher than other screenees. Frequency of hypertension in
overweight persons aged 20 to 39 years was double that of normal weight and triple that of
underweight persons. Among those aged 40 to 64 years, the overweight group had a 50%
higher hypertension prevalence rate than the normal-weight group and 100% higher than …