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

BACKGROUND: Globally, there is an increasing prevalence of high blood pressure (HBP) among adults and youth. However, the mechanisms of how the risk factors (physical inactivity and obesity) relate with blood pressure (BP) are not well known especially among the urban poor youth in low and middle in...

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Published in:BMC Public Health
Main Authors: Afrifa–Anane, Ernest, Agyemang, Charles, Codjoe, Samuel Nii Ardey, Ogedegbe, Gbenga, de-Graft Aikins, Ama
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4376361/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25881047
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-1546-3
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