Obesity and elevated blood pressure among adolescents in Lagos, Nigeria: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Childhood obesity and associated hypertension are major public health concerns globally. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of obesity and the associated risk of high blood pressure among Nigerian adolescents. METHODS: A cross-sectional school-based study of 885 apparently heal...

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Autores principales: Oduwole, Abiola A, Ladapo, Taiwo A, Fajolu, Iretiola B, Ekure, Ekanem N, Adeniyi, Olufunmilayo F
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3490830/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22867531
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-616

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3490830/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22867531
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-616

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