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Flowchart of the selection steps. ELSA, Longitudinal Adult Health Study (Estudo Longitudinal de Saúde do Adulto); AH, arterial hypertension; DM, diabetes mellitus; DMAH, diabetes mellitus and arterial hypertension. aAmong the 40 individuals without SAH or DM, for each pairing (with the AH group or with the DM group or the DMAH group), 20 “healthy” participants were chosen, as described in the Data Analysis item.
