Hypertension and obesity in Italian school children: The role of diet, lifestyle and family history

Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 602-607

  Menghetti, E ^a   Strisciuglio, P ^b   Spagnolo, A ^c   Carletti, M ^d   Paciotti, G ^c   Muzzi, G ^e   Beltemacchi, M ^f   Concolino, D ^e   Strambi, M ^g   Rosano, A ^c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c ISFOL   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^f Department of Sport Medicine ^*  (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hypertension; Italy; Obesity; Students

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERTENSION; ITALIAN (CITIZEN); LIFESTYLE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPHYGMOMANOMETRY; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGE; CALORIC INTAKE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SALT INTAKE;

SALT INTAKE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; ITALY; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84930182951     PISSN: 09394753     EISSN: 15903729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2015.02.009     Document Type: Article

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