Predictive Model for Ambulatory Hypertension Based on Office Blood Pressure in Obese Children

• Main Authors: Girish C. Bhatt (Author), Abhijit P. Pakhare (Author), Priya Gogia (Author), Shikha Jain (Author), Nayan Gupta (Author), Sudhir K. Goel (Author), Rajesh Malik (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The epidemic of obesity, along with hypertension (HT) and cardiovascular disease, is a growing contributor to global disease burden. It is postulated that obese children are predisposed to hypertension and subsequent cardiovascular disease in adulthood. Early detection and management of...