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Abayomi, E. J. (2012). The Relationship Between Body Mass and Blood Pressure in Diverse Populations. Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_migr_etd-5308
High blood pressure is a major determinant of risk for Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) and stroke, leading causes of death in the industrialized world. A myriad of pharmacological treatments for elevated blood pressure, defined as a blood pressure greater than 140/90mmHg, are available and have at least partially resulted in large reductions in the incidence of CHD and stroke in the U.S. over the last 50 years. The factors that may increase blood pressure levels are not well understood, but body mass is thought to be a major determinant of blood pressure level. Obesity is measured through various methods (skinfolds, waist-to-hip ratio, bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA), etc.), but the most commonly used measure is body mass index,BMI= Weight(kg)/Height(m)2
A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Statistics in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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Daniel McGee, Professor Directing Dissertation; Daniel Lackland, Professor Co-Directing Dissertation; Myra Hurt, University Representative; Eric Chicken, Committee Member; Xufeng Niu, Committee Member.
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Florida State University
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FSU_migr_etd-5308
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Abayomi, E. J. (2012). The Relationship Between Body Mass and Blood Pressure in Diverse Populations. Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_migr_etd-5308
