Gender-Related Differences in the Relationships Between Blood Pressure, Age, and Body Size in Prepubertal Children | Zendy

Gianvincenzo Barba | Zendy; C. Casullo | Zendy; Marika Dello Russo | Zendy; Paola Russo | Zendy; Annunziata Nappo | Zendy; Fabio Lauria | Zendy; Alfonso Siani | Zendy

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Gender-Related Differences in the Relationships Between Blood Pressure, Age, and Body Size in Prepubertal Children

Author(s) -

Gianvincenzo Barba,

C. Casullo,

Marika Dello Russo,

Paola Russo,

Annunziata Nappo,

Fabio Lauria,

Alfonso Siani

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

american journal of hypertension

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009

H-Index - 136

eISSN - 1941-7225

pISSN - 0895-7061

DOI - 10.1038/ajh.2008.228

Subject(s) - medicine , blood pressure , waist , body mass index , menarche , diastole , obesity , circumference , pediatrics , childhood obesity , demography , anthropometry , el niño , overweight , geometry , mathematics , sociology

The blood pressure (BP) increase with age is well documented in adults and children. However, in the pediatric age group, body size is the most important determinant of age-related BP increases. The aim of the present analysis was to investigate the relationships between age, gender, and body size and BP in children.

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