Body Mass Index,but not Waist/Height Ratio,Closely Related to Adolescents Hyuertension
- VernacularTitle:体质量指数,而不是腰围/身高,与青少年高血压关系最密切
- Author:
Bo-Wei LIU
;
Fu-Zai YIN
;
Chun-Ming MA
;
Qiang LU
;
Dong-Hui LOU
;
Rui WANG
;
Gai-Ling HAN
;
Guang-Fei WU
;
Yi SHEN
;
Chunmei QIN
;
Bo LIU
;
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords: Hypertension; Adolescent; Body mass index; Waist-to-height ratio
- From: Chinese Journal of Hypertension 2006;0(09):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
- Abstract: Objective To delineate the relationship between body mass index(BMI),waist-to-height ratio (WHtR)and hypertension in adolescents.Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in 3874 adolescents ages 13-18 years.They were classified into four groups according to BMI and WHtR,group A:normal BMI and WHtR