Anthropometric measures can better predict high blood pressure in adolescents

Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 899-905

  Papalia, Teresa ^a   Greco, Rosita ^a   Lofaro, Danilo ^a   Mollica, Agata ^a   Roberti, Rita ^b   Bonofiglio, Renzo ^a  

^a Annunziata Hospital   (Italy)

^b Department of Nephrology and Dialysis   (Italy)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Hypertension; Waist circumference; Waist to height ratio

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ITALY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST TO HEIGHT RATIO; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; OBESITY, ABDOMINAL; OVERWEIGHT; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; AREA UNDER CURVE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; ITALY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; OBESITY; OBESITY, ABDOMINAL; OVERWEIGHT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; ROC CURVE; SEX FACTORS; THINNESS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST-HEIGHT RATIO;

EID: 84884647476     PISSN: 11218428     EISSN: 17246059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/jn.5000235     Document Type: Article

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