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Adiposity measures and their validity in estimating risk of hypertension in South Asian children: a cross-sectional study.

Adeleke O FowokanZubin PunthakeeCharlotte WaddellMiriam RosinKatherine Mary MorrisonMilan GuptaKoon TeoSumathy RangarajanScott A Lear
Published in: BMJ open (2019)
Our results show associations between adiposity indicators with BP and hypertension and suggests that South Asian children might be at adverse risk of hypertension at levels of adiposity considered normal.
Keyphrases
  • blood pressure
  • insulin resistance
  • young adults
  • weight gain
  • physical activity
  • adipose tissue
  • metabolic syndrome
  • skeletal muscle
  • body mass index
  • adverse drug