Are lifestyle cardiovascular disease risk factors associated with pre-hypertension in 15–18 years rural Nigerian youth? A cross sectional study

BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a public health concern worldwide. Hypertensive heart disease is predominant in Nigeria. To effectively reduce CVD in Nigeria, the prevalence of, and factors associated with, pre-hypertension in Nigerian youth first need to be established. METHODS: A local...

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Autores principales: Odunaiya, N. A., Louw, Q. A., Grimmer, K. A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4632346/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26537355
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12872-015-0134-x

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4632346/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26537355
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12872-015-0134-x

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