Proposition of Cutoff Points for Anthropometric Indicators to Identify High Blood Pressure in Adolescents

Proposition of Cutoff Points for Anthropometric Indicators to Identify High Blood Pressure in Adolescents

AimTo propose cutoff points for anthropometric indicators for high blood pressure (HBP) screening in adolescents and to identify, among these indicators, those more accurately for boys and girls.MethodsThis cross-sectional study was carried out in the city of São José, SC, Brazil with 634 adolescent...

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Main Authors: Leandro Lima Borges, Aline Mendes Gerage, Luciana Zaranza Monteiro, Anderson Zampier Ulbrich, Diego Augusto Santos Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Nutrition
Subjects:
blood pressure
anthropometry
accuracy
youth
cutoff points
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2022.874047/full

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