Prevalence and risk factors for hypertension i n Hong Kong Chinese adolescents: Waist circumference predicts hypertension, exercise decreases risk

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 96, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 804-809

  Leung, Lettie C K ^a   Sung, Rita Y T ^b   So, Hung Kwan ^b   Wong, Sik Nin ^c   Lee, Kwok Wai ^d   Lee, Kwok Piu ^e   Yam, Man Ching ^b   Li, Samantha P S ^c   Yuen, So Fun ^f   Chim, Stella ^g   Chan, Keung Kit ^a   Luk, David ^h  

^a KWONG WAH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^d QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^e ALICE HO MIU LING NETHERSOLE HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^f PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^g QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^h UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXERCISE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OSCILLOMETRY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP DURATION; SLEEP PARAMETERS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VALIDATION PROCESS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILD; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LIFE STYLE; MALE; OBESITY; OSCILLOMETRY; RISK FACTORS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 80051803760     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2010.202770     Document Type: Article

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