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Fig. 6

From: Abdominal fat accumulation increases the risk of high blood pressure: evidence of 47,037 participants from Chinese and US national population surveys

Fig. 6

Mendelian randomization analysis on the association between waist circumference and hypertension. A Two sample Mendelian randomization analyses set waist circumference as exposure and hypertension as outcome. B MR Egger, Weighted median, simple mode, and Inverse variance weighted models consistently indicated the genetical association between higher waist circumference and hypertension risk. C The waist circumference and BMI were input collectively as exposures in the multivariable Mendelian randomization model. D The Inverse variance weighted model showed that waist circumference was significantly associated with hypertension but not BMI

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Nutrition Journal

ISSN: 1475-2891

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