Increase in body mass index, waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio is associated with high blood pressure in children and adolescents in China

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 23-32

  Hu, Y H ^a,b   Reilly, K H ^c,d   Liang, Y J ^a,b   Xi, B ^e   Liu, J T ^b   Xu, D J ^f   Yan, Y K ^b   Xie, B ^g   Li, X Y ^g  

^a GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^b CAPITAL INSTITUTE OF PEDIATRICS   (China)

^c CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^d TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^f Beijing Jishuitan Hospital   (China)

^g WEIFANG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Body mass index; Children; Chinese; Hypertension; Waist circumference; Waist to height ratio

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 79952977432     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147323001103900103     Document Type: Article

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