Excess Weight, Anthropometric Variables and Blood Pressure in Schoolchildren aged 10 to 18 years
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Excess Weight, Anthropometric Variables and Blood Pressure in Schoolchildren aged 10 to 18 years
BACKGROUND The prevalence of hypertension among children and adolescents is estimated to range between 1% and 13%. Excess weight and central obesity are related to blood pressure levels in adults, and may be important in the early pathogenesis of SH when present in childhood. OBJECTIVES To study the association between anthropometric variables and blood pressure levels in schoolchildren from ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0066-782X
DOI: 10.5935/abc.20140038