<b>Anthropometric indicators of obesity as predictors of high blood pressure in adolescentes</b>
High blood pressure (HBP) is the leading risk factor for mortality worldwide, but few adolescents know their blood pressure numbers. In youth, overweight is a key risk factorfor HBP. The objective of this study was to evaluate the capability of anthropometric indicators of obesity as predictors of H...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
2013-04-01
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| Series: | Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano |
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| Online Access: | https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/rbcdh/article/view/1980-0037.2013v15n3p338/24310 |