Relationship between fat patterns, physical fitness and blood pressure of rural South African children: Ellisras Longitudinal Growth and Health Study

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 311-319

  Monyeki, K D ^a   Kemper, H C G ^b   Makgae, P J ^c  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD HEALTH; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIPID COMPOSITION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SKINFOLD; SOUTH AFRICA; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST HIP RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL POPULATION; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 42449119375     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jhh.2008.3     Document Type: Article

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