The Relation of Body Mass Index and Blood Pressure in Iranian Children and Adolescents Aged 7- 18 Years Old

Background: The obesity and hypertension are the major risk factors of several life threatening diseases. The present study was aimed to investigate the relation between body mass index (BMI) the validated index of adiposity and different aspect of blood pressure (BP). Methods: Systolic and diast...

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Main Authors: M Hosseini, N Ataei, A Aghamohammadi, M Yousefifard, Sh Taslimi, F Ataei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2010-12-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/3089