Physical activity and blood pressure in childhood: Findings from a population-based study

Hypertension

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 92-98

  Leary, Sam D ^a   Ness, Andy R ^a   Smith, George Davey ^a   Mattocks, Calum ^a   Deere, Kevin ^a   Blair, Steven N ^b   Riddoch, Chris ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ALSPAC; Blood pressure; Children; Epidemiology; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE SIZE; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

AGE FACTORS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 37349073381     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.099051     Document Type: Article

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