Association between maternal education and blood pressure: mediation evidence through height components in the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil)

• Main Authors: Santiago Rodríguez López (Author), Isabela M. Bensenor (Author), Luana Giatti (Author), Maria del Carmen Molina (Author), Paulo A. Lotufo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2017-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Maternal education influences skeletal growth and offspring adult blood pressure (BP). Height components are negatively associated with BP in high-income countries. Aim: To evaluate the association between maternal education and offspring adult systolic and diastolic BP (SBP/DBP), assess...