Prevalence of sustained hypertension and obesity among urban and rural adolescents: a school-based, cross-sectional study in North India

Prevalence of sustained hypertension and obesity among urban and rural adolescents: a school-based, cross-sectional study in North India

Objective Recent data on sustained hypertension and obesity among school-going children and adolescents in India are limited. This study evaluates the prevalence of sustained hypertension and obesity and their risk factors among urban and rural adolescents in northern India.Setting A school-based, c...

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Main Authors: Dorairaj Prabhakaran, Kavita Singh, Ambuj Roy, Bishav Mohan, Amit Verma, Kalpana Singh, Sarit Sharma, Raahat Bansal, Rohit Tandon, Abhishek Goyal, Bhupinder Singh, Shibba Takkar Chhabra, Naved Aslam, Gurpreet Singh Wander
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2019-09-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/9/e027134.full

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