The Association of Hypertension with Obesity and Metabolic Abnormalities among Chinese Children

A total of 8898 Chinese children (4580 boys and 4318 girls) aged 7–13 years in 6 cities of east China were recruited. Data on height, weight, waist circumference, blood pressure, serum lipid profiles, glucose, and insulin were collected. The overall prevalence of hypertension was 11.1%. Overweight a...

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Main Authors: Haiquan Xu, Xiaoqi Hu, Qian Zhang, Songming Du, Hongyun Fang, Ying Li, Jun Ma, Tingyu Li, Lin Du, Hongwei Guo, Guifa Xu, Ailing Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:International Journal of Hypertension
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/987159
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