Hypertension: high prevalence and a positive association with obesity among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth in far north Queensland

Hypertension: high prevalence and a positive association with obesity among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth in far north Queensland

Abstract Objective: Hypertension and other chronic disease risks are common among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults but there is little evidence regarding the epidemiology of these risk factors during adolescence. This study examines the prevalence of pre‐hypertension, hypertension and ot...

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Main Authors: Danielle Esler, Alexandra Raulli, Rohan Pratt, Patricia Fagan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-04-01
Series:Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
Subjects:
hypertension
Indigenous
chronic disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12401

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