Adiposity measures and blood pressure in Chinese children and adolescents

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 93, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 738-744

  Wang, H ^a,e   Necheles, J ^a,b   Carnethon, M ^a   Wang, B ^a   Li, Z ^c   Wang, L ^c   Liu, X ^c   Yang, J ^c   Tang, G ^c   Xing, H ^c   Xu, X ^d   Wang, X ^a,f  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^e FUWAI HOSPITAL   (China)

^f CHILDREN S MEMORIAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHINESE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADIPOSITY; ADOLESCENT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH;

EID: 51449111264     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2007.127589     Document Type: Article

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