Association Between Body Mass Index and Hypertension Among Indigenous Adults in Canada: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the 2022 Canadian Community Health Survey.
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- 10.7759/cureus.111994
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- 2026 Jul
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@article{allodium:10.7759/cureus.111994,
title = {Association Between Body Mass Index and Hypertension Among Indigenous Adults in Canada: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the 2022 Canadian Community Health Survey.},
author = {Waqar A and Oladimeji A and Igetei JE and Kadzungwa R and Uzozie AE and Omenai U and Waseem S and Ekome O and Ogelebor EE},
year = {2026},
journal = {Cureus},
doi = {10.7759/cureus.111994},
url = {https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.111994}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Association Between Body Mass Index and Hypertension Among Indigenous Adults in Canada: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the 2022 Canadian Community Health Survey. AU - Waqar A AU - Oladimeji A AU - Igetei JE AU - Kadzungwa R AU - Uzozie AE AU - Omenai U AU - Waseem S AU - Ekome O AU - Ogelebor EE PY - 2026 JO - Cureus DO - 10.7759/cureus.111994 UR - https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.111994 ER -
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A, W., A, O., JE, I., R, K., AE, U., U, O., S, W., O, E., & EE, O. (2026). Association Between Body Mass Index and Hypertension Among Indigenous Adults in Canada: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the 2022 Canadian Community Health Survey.. Cureus. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.111994
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- pubmed · retrieved 2026-09-25T17:43:41.640Z