The Evaluation of Waist Circumference and Waist-Hip Ratio as Predictors of Hypertension in Children
Ifeyinwa B. Amamilo, Wilson E. Sadoh & Francis U. Iregbu · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2020
Background: Childhood hypertension is a public health concern because of associated cardio-metabolic morbidities in adulthood. Overweight and obesity are main drivers and predictors of childhood hypertension. There is paucity of studies on waist circumference (WC) and waist-hip r...
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10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i1630633