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Rapid increases in infant adiposity and overweight/obesity in childhood are associated with higher central and brachial blood pressure in early adulthood

BACKGROUND: Small size at birth and greater BMI in childhood are associated with greater brachial blood pressure (BP) in later life. Aortic (central) BP differs from brachial BP and is more predictive of organ damage and cardiovascular events; the relationship between BMI in childhood and central BP...

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Autores principales: Howe, Laura D., Chaturvedi, Nishi, Lawlor, Debbie A., Ferreira, Diana L.S., Fraser, Abigail, Davey Smith, George, Tilling, Kate, Hughes, Alun D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4162319/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25023150
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/HJH.0000000000000269