Growth hormone peak modifies the effect of BMI on increased systolic blood pressure in children with short stature

Blood pressure (BP), especially systolic BP (SBP), is higher in adult growth hormone deficiency (AGHD) patients than in normal controls. Additionally, obesity is a known risk factor for hypertension, and growth hormone deficiency (GHD) is an important cause of short stature. For children with GHD, a...

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Published in:Sci Rep
Main Authors: Li, Yanying, Zhang, Yanhong, Zhang, Mei, Yang, Wanling, Ji, Baolan, Pan, Hui, Ban, Bo
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6536533/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31133697
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-44299-9
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