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Comparison of the Predictive Value of IAP 2015 and WHO Body Mass Index Criteria for Hypertension in Indian Children and Adolescents.

Chetankumar DaveNeha AgarwalRiddhi PatelRishi ShuklaAnurag Bajpai
Published in: Indian journal of pediatrics (2022)
IAP BMI criteria better predict hypertension in Indian children than WHO cutoffs and should be used in clinical practice to predict obesity complications.
Keyphrases
  • body mass index
  • blood pressure
  • weight gain
  • clinical practice
  • metabolic syndrome
  • insulin resistance
  • young adults
  • type diabetes
  • weight loss
  • physical activity
  • risk factors
  • high fat diet induced
  • arterial hypertension