Relationship between Arterial Blood Pressure and Body Mass Index of School Age Children of Southern Region of Iran

Despite an increasing prevalence of obesity and hypertension in young age, there is limited information on the contribution of body mass index (BMI) to blood pressure (BP) in these populations, especially in developing countries. This study examines the association between BMI and BP in four populat...

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Main Authors: Hamideh Shajari, Ahmad Shajari, Mohsen Akhavan Sepahi, Amir Houshang Mehrparvar, Reza Roghani, Mohammad Hosein Ataee Nakhaei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2011-11-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
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Online Access:https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/3829