Relations between obesity and hypertension: Preliminary data from a cross-sectional study in primary schoolchildren: The children study

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 60, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1226-1234

  Angelopoulos, P D ^a   Milionis, H J ^b   Moschonis, G ^c   Manios, Y ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^c HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Diet; Obesity; Physical activity; Schoolchildren

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIET; EUROPE; FEMALE; FITNESS; GREECE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LEISURE; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAL; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LIFE STYLE; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 33749361713     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602442     Document Type: Article

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