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Adjusting Adiposity and Body Weight Measurements for Height Alters the Relationship With Blood Pressure in Children

2010; Oxford University Press; Volume: 23; Issue: 8 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1038/ajh.2010.82

1941-7225

Amanda L. Willig, K. Casazza, Akilah Dulin‐Keita, Frank A. Franklin, M. Amaya, José R. Fernández,

Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies

Adiposity measures are associated with increased pediatric blood pressure (BP). However, this correlation can be confounded by the relationship of both variables to height. We evaluated whether adiposity and anthropometric measures were associated with pediatric BP before and after adjusting each value for height.