Prevalence of high blood pressure in children and adolescents. Influence of obesity.

Obesity is associated with high blood pressure BP, mainly in adults. It has been suggested that body fat patterning plays a role in the etiology of hypertension. This relationship also exists in children, however it is less well known. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of high blo...

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Main Author: de Macedo, M. (author)
Other Authors: Trigueiros, D. (author), de Freitas, F. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2019
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10071/18193
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.iscte-iul.pt:10071/18193