Correlation of blood pressure, obesity, and adherence to the Mediterranean diet with indices of arterial stiffness in children

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 171, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1373-1382

  Lydakis, Charalampos ^a,c   Stefanaki, Evaggelia ^a,c   Stefanaki, Sofia ^a,c   Thalassinos, Evaggelos ^a,c   Kavousanaki, Melina ^a,c   Lydaki, Danai ^b,c  

^a Venizelion General Hospital   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^c NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Arterial function; Arterial stiffness; Childhood obesity; Hypertension; Mediterranean diet

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTICLE; AUGMENTATION INDEX; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CHILD; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; OBESITY; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; SCHOOL CHILD; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 84865982576     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: 14321076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-012-1735-3     Document Type: Article

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