Blood pressure is associated with body adiposity indicators in children aged 4 to 7 years

Introduction and Objective: Studies in adults have shown an association between increased adiposity and hypertension, but few studies have analyzed this association in childhood. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between blood pressure (BP) and body adiposity indicators in chi...

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Main Authors: Sarah Aparecida Vieira, Poliana Cristina de Almeida Fonseca, Cristiana Santos Andreoli, Patrícia Feliciano Pereira, Helen Hermana Miranda Hermsdorff, Andréia Queiroz Ribeiro, Silvia Eloiza Priore, Sylvia do Carmo Castro Franceschini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-05-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204918301181