Preliminary Blood Pressure Screening in a Representative Sample of Extremely Obese Kuwaiti Adolescents

• Main Authors: Rima Abdul Razzak (Author), Asma Elmteri (Author), Taiba Elkanderi (Author), Fareedah Ishaq (Author), Munera Eljasem (Author), Saja AlDuraie (Author), Jenan Al-Boloushi (Author), Fatma Elbanay (Author), Latifa Eldabos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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A relationship between blood pressure (BP) and obesity has been found in young adults, but no data are available for adolescents in Kuwait. 257 adolescent (11-19 years) participants were categorized into two groups according to their BMI; 48 nonobese (21 males: 43.7% and 27 females: 56.3%) with mean...