Sex-Specific Mediating Role of Insulin Resistance and Inflammation in the Effect of Adiposity on Blood Pressure of Prepubertal Children

Objective: To evaluate the association between obesity indices and blood pressure (BP) at 4 years of age, in each sex, and to quantify to which extent this association is mediated by inflammation and insulin resistance (IR). Materials and Methods: We studied 1250 4-year-old children selected from th...

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Main Author: Costa, L (author)
Other Authors: Santos, AC (author), Severo, M (author), Guerra, A (author), Azevedo, A (author), Caldas-Afonso, A (author), Barros, H (author), Schaefer, F (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2015
Subjects:
Insulin Resistance
Inflammation
Adiposity
Blood pressure
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10216/114680
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio-aberto.up.pt:10216/114680

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http://hdl.handle.net/10216/114680

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