Prevalence of elevated blood pressure is associated with the increasing prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents in Shandong, China

Int J Cardiol. 2015 Dec 15:201:150-1. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.07.105. Epub 2015 Aug 4.

Authors

Ying-xiu Zhang¹, Jin-shan Zhao², Zun-hua Chu², Jing-yang Zhou²

Affiliations

¹ Shandong Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong University Institute of Preventive Medicine, Shandong, China. Electronic address: sdcdczyx@163.com.
² Shandong Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong University Institute of Preventive Medicine, Shandong, China.

PMID: 26298361
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.07.105

No abstract available

Keywords: Child and adolescent; Elevated blood pressure; Obesity; Prevalence.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Blood Pressure* / physiology
Child
China / epidemiology
Female
Humans
Hypertension / diagnosis*
Hypertension / epidemiology*
Male
Obesity / diagnosis*
Obesity / epidemiology*
Prevalence
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