Obesity and risk of hypertension in preadolescent urban school children: insights from Pakistan

• Main Authors: Samina Akhtar (Author), Shahid Khan (Author), Namra Aziz (Author), Muhammed Imran (Author), Zainab Samad (Author), Romaina Iqbal (Author), Aysha Almas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Childhood obesity and hypertension are growing concerns globally, especially in developing countries. This study investigated the association between overall and central obesity at baseline, and prehypertension or hypertension at follow-up among preadolescent school children in u...