Repeated high blood pressure at 6 and 11 years at the Pelotas 2004 birth cohort study

• Main Authors: Marília Cruz Guttier (Author), Raquel Siqueira Barcelos (Author), Rodrigo Wiltgen Ferreira (Author), Caroline Cardozo Bortolotto (Author), William Jones Dartora (Author), Maria Inês Schmidt (Author), Alicia Matijasevich (Author), Luciana Tovo-Rodrigues (Author), Iná S. Santos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background We evaluated the prevalence and the factors associated with repeated high systolic (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) at 6- and 11-year follow-ups of children from the Pelotas (Brazil) 2004 Birth Cohort. Methods All live births to mothers living in the urban area of Pelotas...