Sex-related influence of body size and sexual maturation on blood pressure in adolescents

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 333-337

  Leccia, G ^b   Marotta, T ^a   Masella, M R ^b   Mottola, G ^b   Mitrano, G ^b   Golia, F ^b   Capitanata, P ^b   Guida, L ^a   Contaldo, F ^a   Ferrara, L A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Body fat; Body size; Childhood; Lean body mass; Obesity; Sexual maturation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GENDER; HEART RATE; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREPUBERTY; PUBERTY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL MATURATION; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SPHYGMOMANOMETER; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE;

EID: 0032910234     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1600731     Document Type: Article

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