Elevated Blood Pressure and Obesity in Childhood: A Cross-Sectional Evaluation of 4,609 Schoolchildren

Elevated Blood Pressure and Obesity in Childhood: A Cross-Sectional Evaluation of 4,609 Schoolchildren

Background: The incidence of obesity in children is increasing worldwide, primarily in urbanized, high-income countries, and hypertension development is a detrimental effect of this phenomenon. Objective: In this cross-sectional study, we evaluated the prevalence of excess weight and its associati...

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Main Authors: Caroline Filla Rosaneli, Cristina Pellegrio Baena, Flavia Auler, Alika Terumi Arasaki Nakashima, Edna Regina Netto-Oliveira, Amauri Bássoli Oliveira, Luiz César Guarita-Souza, Marcia Olandoski, José Rocha Faria-Neto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2014-09-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
Subjects:
Hipertensão
Obesidade Pediátrica
Criança
Prevalência
Epidemiologia
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2014002100009&lng=en&tlng=en

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