1 paper3 findings
Diabetes
upin humans1
Diabetes is associated with hypertension diagnosis in humans.
“Hypertension diagnosis was associated with increasing age, higher BMI, and pre-existing diabetes.”
HumansPre-existing diabetesn = 359
Risk Factors for Hypertension in the Western Highlands of Rural Guatemala
medRxiv15 Oct 2026Preprint
Body mass index
upin humans1
Body mass index is associated with hypertension diagnosis in humans.
“Hypertension diagnosis was associated with increasing age, higher BMI, and pre-existing diabetes.”
HumansRural indigenous population in San Lucas Toliman, Guatemalan = 359
Risk Factors for Hypertension in the Western Highlands of Rural Guatemala
medRxiv15 Oct 2026Preprint
Age
upin humans1
Age is associated with hypertension diagnosis in humans.
“Hypertension diagnosis was associated with increasing age, higher BMI, and pre-existing diabetes.”
HumansRural indigenous population in San Lucas Toliman, Guatemalan = 359
Risk Factors for Hypertension in the Western Highlands of Rural Guatemala
medRxiv15 Oct 2026Preprint
Frailty scores rose 0.63 points per year before hypertension diagnosis and 1.09 points after, outpacing matched controls across eight years before and after diagnosis.Frailty scores rose 0.63 points per year before hypertension diagnosis and 1.09 points after, outpacing matched controls across eight years before and after diagnosis.