Waist circumference and risk of elevated blood pressure in children: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Shih Chun-Chuan (Author), Chen Ta-Liang (Author), Chan Wan-Yu (Author), Choy Cheuk-Sing (Author), Wu Li-Chu (Author), Liao Chien-Chang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2011-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Increasing childhood obesity has become a major health threat. This cross-sectional study reports associations between schoolchildren's waist circumference (WC) and risk of elevated blood pressure.</p> <p>Methods<...