Factors associated with blood pressure disorders in Afro-descendant children and adolescents

Factors associated with blood pressure disorders in Afro-descendant children and adolescents

Abstract Background Hypertension (AH) is an emerging disease that has rapidly increased in the last decades throughout the world. The increase in blood pressure (BP) is observed with growth and development and, although the manifestation of the disease is rare in childhood and adolescence, its occur...

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Main Authors: Fernando Rodrigues Peixoto Quaresma, Erika da Silva Maciel, Francisco Winter dos Santos Figueiredo, Fernando Adami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Subjects:
Blood pressure
Nutritional status
Physical activity
Anthropometry
Dyslipidemia
Social vulnerability
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-019-1626-0

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