Blood Pressure and Arterial Stiffness in Kenyan Adolescents With the Sickle Cell Trait

Abstract The potential association between sickle cell trait (SCT) and increased arterial stiffness/blood pressure (BP) has not been evaluated in detail despite its association with stroke, sudden death, and renal disease. We performed 24-hour ambulatory BP monitoring and arterial stiffness measurem...

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Published in:	American journal of epidemiology Vol. 187; no. 2; pp. 199 - 205
Main Authors:	Etyang, Anthony O, Wandabwa, Christopher K, Kapesa, Sailoki, Muthumbi, Esther, Odipo, Emily, Wamukoya, Marylene, Ngomi, Nicholas, Haregu, Tilahun, Kyobutungi, Catherine, Williams, Thomas N, Makale, Johnstone, Macharia, Alex, Cruickshank, J Kennedy, Smeeth, Liam, Scott, J Anthony G
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Oxford University Press 01.02.2018
Subjects:	Adolescent Blood Pressure - genetics Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory Child Female Genotyping Techniques Humans Kenya Male Pulse Wave Analysis - statistics & numerical data Sickle Cell Trait - genetics Sickle Cell Trait - physiopathology Vascular Stiffness - genetics Kenya arterial stiffness blood pressure sickle cell trait hypertension
ISSN:	0002-9262, 1476-6256, 1476-6256
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