Baseline Body Mass Index Category and Incident Treated Hypertension in Australian Men: A Linked Prospective Cohort Study Using PBS/MBS Data
Ebenezer Afrifa‐Yamoah · 2026
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Ebenezer Afrifa-Yamoah, a solo author, studies body weight and blood pressure in Australian men in a 2026 paper. He linked a long-running men's health study with drug and medical service records. The question was whether starting weight category predicts who later starts treatment for high blood pressure, beyond what age alone tells us.
Over a decade of follow-up, new treatment rose steadily across weight groups, from normal weight up to obesity. Both underweight and overweight men also showed higher risk than the normal group, with obesity highest. The obesity effect was stronger in younger middle-aged men than in older men. Adding weight to age improved risk prediction by a modest amount.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Ebenezer Afrifa‐Yamoah |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 68 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |