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Potential Conflict of Interest No potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported. Sources of Funding This study was partially funded by Research Support Foundation of Goiás State. Study Association This article is part of the thesis of Doctoral submitted by Gilberto Reis Agostinho Silva, from Universidade Federal de Goiás . Ethics approval and consent to participate This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Universidade Federal de Goiás under the protocol number 784.446/2014. All the procedures in this study were in accordance with the 1975 Helsinki Declaration, updated in 2013. Informed consent was obtained from all participants included in the study. Silva et al Waist circumference and increased blood pressure Int J Cardiovasc Sci. 2020; 33(4):340-347 Original Article