1995
DOI: 10.1016/0895-7061(95)97914-d
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Prevalence of arterial hypertension in children and adolescents. Influence of obesity.

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“…The marked increase of prevalence of over normal SBP with the degree of overweight in the participants of our study strongly supports the view that obesity is becoming a significant health issue in the young Polish population. Our observations fully support previous studies among various ethnic and racial groups that have shown the higher prevalence of abnormally high blood pressure in obese, compared with non-obese children and adolescents (Mc Niece et al , 2007;Sorof &Daniels, 2002;Verma et al, 1994;Macedo et al, 1997).…”
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confidence: 82%
“…The marked increase of prevalence of over normal SBP with the degree of overweight in the participants of our study strongly supports the view that obesity is becoming a significant health issue in the young Polish population. Our observations fully support previous studies among various ethnic and racial groups that have shown the higher prevalence of abnormally high blood pressure in obese, compared with non-obese children and adolescents (Mc Niece et al , 2007;Sorof &Daniels, 2002;Verma et al, 1994;Macedo et al, 1997).…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 82%
“…Nas duas últimas décadas, os conceitos clínicos de pressão arterial (PA) e de hipertensão arterial (HTA) em crianças e adolescentes mudaram significativamente 1,2 . Em Pediatria, define-se PA normal como a pressão arterial sistólica (PAS) e pressão arterial diastólica (PAD) inferiores ao percentil (P) 90 ajustada ao sexo, idade e altura.…”
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