Anthropometric measures and blood pressure in school children

Objective: To investigate the association of blood pressure and body mass index, waist circumference, waist-to-height ratio and triceps skinfold, in children and adolescents in Curitiba, state of Paraná, Brazil. Methods: Cross-sectional study with a random sample of 1,441 students from public school...

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Main Authors: Deise Cristiane Moser, Isabela de Carlos Back Giuliano, Ana Cláudia Kapp Titski, Anelise Reis Gaya, Manuel João Coelho-e-Silva, Neiva Leite
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Brazilian Society of Pediatrics 2013-05-01
Series:Jornal de Pediatria (Versão em Português)
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2255553613000499