Waist circumference, body mass index, and skinfold thickness as potential risk factors for high blood pressure in adolescents

• Main Authors: Roslina Dewi (Author), rafita ramayati (Author), Nelly Rosdiana (Author), Oke Rina Ramayani (Author), Rosmayanti Siregar (Author), Beatrix Siregar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Indonesian Pediatric Society Publishing House, 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background The prevalence of hypertension in children and adolescents has increased with the rising obesity epidemic. Recent studies have found that prevalence of hypertension was higher in obese children or adolescents than in the normal weight ones. Anthropometric measurements such as body mass in...