Body mass index, waist circumference, and arterial hypertension in students.

Objective: to investigate what is the best anthropometric predictor of arterial hypertension among private school students. Method: this was a cross-sectional study with 286 students between the ages of 10 and 14 from two private schools in the city of Paranavaí, Paraná, Brazil. The following variab...

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Published in:Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem Vol. 68; no. 2; pp. 190 - 195
Main Authors: Guilherme, Flávio Ricardo, Molena-Fernandes, Carlos Alexandre, Guilherme, Vânia Renata, Martins Fávero, Maria Teresa, Barbosa dos Reis, Eliane Josefa, Rinaldi, Wilson
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Associacao Brasileira de Enfermagem Mar/Apr2015
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