Preliminary Blood Pressure Screening in a Representative Sample of Extremely Obese Kuwaiti Adolescents
A relationship between blood pressure (BP) and obesity has been found in young adults, but no data are available for adolescents in Kuwait. 257 adolescent (11–19 years) participants were categorized into two groups according to their BMI; 48 nonobese (21 males: 43.7% and 27 females: 56.3%) with mean...
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Main Authors: | Rima Abdul Razzak, Asma Elmteri, Taiba Elkanderi, Fareedah Ishaq, Munera Eljasem, Saja AlDuraie, Jenan Al-Boloushi, Fatma Elbanay, Latifa Eldabos |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2013-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Obesity |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/968754 |
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