Association of Socioeconomic Status with Anthropometric Measures and Blood Pressure in a Representative Sample of Iranian Children and Adolescents: The CASPIAN-IV Study

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of Socioeconomic Status (SES) with anthropometric measures and BP in Iranian children and adolescents. Methods: This nationwide study was conducted in 2011-2012 among 14,880 students, aged 6-18 years, selected by multistage, clust...

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Main Authors: Ramin HESHMAT, Gita SHAFIEE, Roya KELISHADI, Omid Reza TABATABAIE, Shirin DJALALINIA, Mohammad-Esmaeil MOTLAGH, Hoda ZAHEDI, Atefeh NOORI, Gelayol ARDALAN, Tahereh AREFIRAD, Hamid ASAYESH, Bagher LARI­JANI, Mostafa QORBANI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2015-10-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
Online Access:https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/4902