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Establishing a Unique, Single Cutoff Value for Body Frame Size for Screening for Risk of Hypertension in Indian Children and Adolescents-A Multicenter Study.

Smruti Y VisputeAnuradha Vaman KhadilkarVaman V KhadilkarKetan M GondhalekarAnuradha V Khadilkar
Published in: Indian journal of pediatrics (2022)
Height-to-wrist circumference is a novel, simple, and precise BFS measure for predicting hypertension and muscle mass (9-18 y) and a single cutoff value (<ā€‰10.6) may contribute to rapid screening and prompt identification of children at risk of hypertension.
Keyphrases
  • blood pressure
  • body mass index
  • arterial hypertension