Adjusting adiposity and body weight measurements for height alters the relationship with blood pressure in children

BACKGROUND: Adiposity measures are associated with increased pediatric blood pressure. However, this correlation can be confounded by the relationship of both variables to height. We evaluated whether adiposity and anthropometric measures were associated with pediatric blood pressure before and afte...

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Main Authors: Willig, Amanda L., Casazza, Krista, Dulin-Keita, Akilah, Franklin, Frank A., Amaya, Michelle, Fernandez, Jose R.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2010
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2998040/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20414190
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ajh.2010.82
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