Childhood obesity and elevated blood pressure in a rural population of northern Greece

The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of childhood obesity and elevated blood pressure (BP) in a rural population of northern Greece. In total, 572 schoolchildren between the age of 4 and 10 years were examined. Obesity was defined using three different standards: (1) body mass...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Rural and remote health 2009-04, Vol.9 (2), p.1150-1150
Hauptverfasser:	Mavrakanas, Thomas A, Konsoula, Georgia, Patsonis, Ioannis, Merkouris, Bodossakis P
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Child Child, Preschool Female Greece - epidemiology Humans Hypertension - diagnosis Hypertension - epidemiology Male Mass Screening Obesity - diagnosis Obesity - epidemiology Prevalence Rural Health School Health Services Sex Distribution
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