Is Office Blood Pressure Measurement Reliable in Obese Adolescents?

Published in: Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy (2021)

The prevalence of masked hypertension in obese adolescents has been found to be quite high. Therefore, we recommend ABPM in adolescents with high waist circumference/height ratio and severe obesity, even if their office blood pressure measurements are normal.

Keyphrases

blood glucose
blood pressure
young adults
body mass index
weight loss
physical activity
metabolic syndrome
hypertensive patients
type diabetes
adipose tissue
heart rate
insulin resistance
weight gain
bariatric surgery
body weight
risk factors
obese patients
high fat diet induced
skeletal muscle