Prevalence of Elevated Blood Pressure and Association with Obesity in Egyptian School Adolescents

Aim. To investigate the relationship between high blood pressure (HBP) and obesity in Egyptian adolescents. Methods. A cross-sectional study of 1500 adolescents (11–19 years) in Alexandria, Egypt, was conducted. Resting BP was measured and measurements were categorized using the 2004 fourth report o...

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Autores principales: Abolfotouh, Mostafa A., Sallam, Sunny A., Mohammed, Mohammed S., Loutfy, Amany A., Hasab, Ali A.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE-Hindawi Access to Research 2011
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3057063/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21423685
http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/952537

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3057063/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21423685
http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/952537

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