Impact of Pediatric Obesity on Diurnal Blood Pressure Assessment and Cardiovascular Risk Markers

• Main Authors: Margaret O. Murphy (Author), Hong Huang (Author), John A. Bauer (Author), Aric Schadler (Author), Majd Makhoul (Author), Jody L. Clasey (Author), Aftab S. Chishti (Author), Stefan G. Kiessling (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The prevalence of hypertension is increasing particularly among obese children and adolescents. Obese children and adolescents with hypertension are likely to remain hypertensive as they reach adulthood and hypertension is linked to an increased risk for cardiovascular disease. Twenty-fo...