Waist circumference as an indicator of high blood pressure in preschool obese children

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 557-562

  Chen, Bin ^a   Li, Hai Fei ^a  

^a Shenzhen Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Body mass index; Obesity; Preschool children; Waist circumference

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; WAIST HIP RATIO;

BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; WAIST-HIP RATIO;

EID: 84863360749     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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