Age at puberty and adult blood pressure and body size in a British birth cohort study

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 59-66

  Hardy, Rebecca ^a   Kuh, Diana ^a   Whincup, Peter H ^b   Wadsworth, Michael E J ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age at menarche; Age at puberty; Blood pressure; Body mass index; Cohort study; Height

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBERTY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHORT STATURE; SOCIAL CLASS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 29144452153     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.hjh.0000198033.14848.93     Document Type: Article

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