Association of Socioeconomic Status with Anthropometric Measures and Blood Pressure in a Representative Sample of Iranian Children and Adolescents: The CASPIAN-IV Study

• Main Authors: Ramin HESHMAT (Author), Gita SHAFIEE (Author), Roya KELISHADI (Author), Omid Reza TABATABAIE (Author), Shirin DJALALINIA (Author), Mohammad-Esmaeil MOTLAGH (Author), Hoda ZAHEDI (Author), Atefeh NOORI (Author), Gelayol ARDALAN (Author), Tahereh AREFIRAD (Author), Hamid ASAYESH (Author), Bagher LARI­JANI (Author), Mostafa QORBANI (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of Socioeconomic Status (SES) with anthropometric measures and BP in Iranian children and adolescents. Methods: This nationwide study was conducted in 2011-2012 among 14,880 students, aged 6-18 years, selected by multistage, cluster-s...