Assessment of the Performance of Obesity Measures in the Screening of Hypertension in a South African Adolescent Population

Obesity is known to be one of the most significant risk factors for essential hypertension in childhood. However, whether obesity cut-offs may predict hypertension screening in adolescents remains controversial. This study investigated the performance of obesity cut-off values for the screening of h...

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Autores principales: Engwa, Godwill Azeh, Anye, Paul Chungag, Goswami, Nandu, Nkeh-Chungag, Benedicta Ngwenchi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10527748/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37761481
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children10091520

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10527748/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37761481
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children10091520

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