ERICA: prevalences of hypertension and obesity in Brazilian adolescents

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of arterial hypertension and obesity and the population attributable fraction of hypertension that is due to obesity in Brazilian adolescents. METHODS Data from participants in the Brazilian Study of Cardiovascular Risks in Adolescents (ERICA), which was...

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Published in:	Revista de saúde pública Vol. 50; no. suppl 1; p. 9s
Main Authors:	Bloch, Katia Vergetti, Klein, Carlos Henrique, Szklo, Moyses, Kuschnir, Maria Cristina C, Abreu, Gabriela de Azevedo, Barufaldi, Laura Augusta, Veiga, Gloria Valeria da, Schaan, Beatriz, Silva, Thiago Luiz Nogueira da, Moraes, Ana Julia Pantoja, Oliveira, Ana Mayra Andrade de, Tavares, Bruno Mendes, Magliano, Erika da Silva, Oliveira, Cecília Lacroix de, Cunha, Cristiane de Freitas, Giannini, Denise Tavares, Belfort, Dilson Rodrigues, Santos, Eduardo Lima, Leon, Elisa Brosina de, Oliveira, Elizabete Regina Araújo, Fujimori, Elizabeth, Borges, Ana Luíza, Vasconcelos, Francisco de Assis Guedes, Azevedo, George Dantas, Brunken, Gisela Soares, Guimarães, Isabel Cristina Britto, Faria Neto, José Rocha, Oliveira, Juliana Souza, Carvalho, Kenia Mara B. de, Gonçalves, Luis Gonzaga de Oliveira, Monteiro, Maria Inês, Santos, Marize M., Jardim, Paulo César B. Veiga, Ferreira, Pedro Antônio Muniz, Montenegro Jr, Renan Magalhães, Gurgel, Ricardo Queiroz, Vianna, Rodrigo Pinheiro, Vasconcelos, Sandra Mary, Goldberg, Tamara Beres Lederer
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Brazil Faculdade de Saúde Pública da Universidade de São Paulo 2016 Universidade de São Paulo
Subjects:	Adolescent Brazil - epidemiology Cross-Sectional Studies Epidemiologic Methods Female Health Policy & Services Humans Hypertension - epidemiology Hypertension - etiology Male Obesity - complications Obesity - epidemiology Original Overweight - epidemiology Residence Characteristics Sex Factors Socioeconomic Factors Hypertension, epidemiology Obesity, epidemiology Hipertensão, epidemiologia Cross-Sectional Studies Adolescent Prevalência Obesidade epidemiologia Adolescente Estudo Transversal
ISSN:	0034-8910, 1518-8787, 0034-8910, 1518-8787
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