Hypertension: high prevalence and a positive association with obesity among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth in far north Queensland

• Hoofdauteurs: Danielle Esler (Auteur), Alexandra Raulli (Auteur), Rohan Pratt (Auteur), Patricia Fagan (Auteur)
• Formaat: Boek
• Gepubliceerd in: Elsevier, 2016-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Objective: Hypertension and other chronic disease risks are common among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults but there is little evidence regarding the epidemiology of these risk factors during adolescence. This study examines the prevalence of pre‐hypertension, hypertension and ot...