The association of physical activity, body mass index and the blood pressure levels among urban poor youth in Accra, Ghana

BMC Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Afrifa Anane, Ernest ^a   Agyemang, Charles ^b   Codjoe, Samuel Nii Ardey ^a   Ogedegbe, Gbenga ^c   De Graft Aikins, Ama ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Body mass index; Physical activity; Urban poor; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POVERTY; PREHYPERTENSION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; POVERTY; PREHYPERTENSION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; URBAN HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925865476     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-1546-3     Document Type: Article

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