Associations of Blood Pressure with Body Composition among Afro-Caribbean Children in Barbados

Despite complex presentation of adult hypertension and a concomitant obesity epidemic, little is known about overweight in relation to blood pressure among Caribbean children. We examined blood pressure in relation to body size in a cross-sectional study of 573 Barbadian children aged 9-10 years (20...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one Jg. 10; H. 3; S. e0121107
Hauptverfasser:	Gaskin, Pamela S., Hall, Ryan V., Chami, Peter, St. John, Margaret A., Gaskin, David A., Molaodi, Oarabile R., Harding, Seeromanie
Format:	Journal Article
Sprache:	Englisch
Veröffentlicht:	United States Public Library of Science 27.03.2015 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Schlagworte:	Barbados Blood Blood pressure Blood Pressure - physiology Body composition Body Composition - physiology Body fat Body mass Body Mass Index Body size Body weight Body weight gain Cardiovascular disease Caribbean Region Child Children Developing countries Entrance examinations Epidemics Female Girls Health sciences Heart Households Humans Hypertension Hypertension - epidemiology Hypertension - physiopathology LDCs Male Obesity Overweight Overweight - epidemiology Overweight - physiopathology Physiological aspects Public health Schools Single parents Teenagers Trends Barbados Caribbean Region United Kingdom > UK United States > US
ISSN:	1932-6203, 1932-6203
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