Assessment of the environmental and genetic factors influencing prevalence of metabolic syndrome in Saudi Arabia.

Additionally, the same genetic variants were measured in other populations and were found to have an additive effect on incurring a higher risk of hypertension in a study targeting Indian population, 50 and of marginal significance in a Chinese population. 51 Statistically significant associations of genetic variants incurring a higher risk of hypertension in the Saudi populations were detected near genes influencing blood pressure level through several mechanisms.

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