C-reactive protein and its relation to high blood pressure in overweight or obese children and adolescents

OBJECTIVE To investigate the association between C-reactive protein (CRP) and high blood pressure (BP) in overweight or obese children and adolescents. METHODS Cross-sectional study with 184 overweight or obese children and adolescents aged from two to 18 years old, from April, 2009 to April, 2010....

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Main Authors: Juliana Andreia F. Noronha, Carla Campos M. Medeiros, Anajás da Silva Cardoso, Nathalia Costa Gonzaga, Alessandra Teixeira Ramos, André Luiz C. Ramos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo 2013-09-01
Series:Revista Paulista de Pediatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-05822013000300331&lng=en&tlng=en