Background Despite substantial attention paid to the threat of elevated blood pressure in
children and adolescents in high-income countries and the epidemic of hypertension in …

Background More people from sub-Saharan Africa aged between 20 years and 60 years are
affected by end-organ damage due to underlying hypertension than people in high-income …

Background Non-communicable diseases among children are serious consequences of
childhood obesity. However, less is known about the disparities in childhood obesity …

The purpose of the present study was to examine the associations between body mass
index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), and high blood …

Objective: To conduct a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis of the
available literature on the anthropometric nutritional status of South African infants and …

Although the importance of office prehypertension/high normal blood pressure (BP) has
been well documented, the significance of ambulatory prehypertension (AmbPreHT) has not …

Relationship between intestinal flora content and hypertension was investigated. Ninety-four
patients with hypertension who were admitted and treated in No. 215 Hospital of Shaanxi …

We conducted a cross‐sectional study among school/college students in Tanzania and
Uganda to determine the prevalence of high blood pressure (BP) and associated factors …

Objective Metabolic syndrome (MetS), defined as the clustering of three of five risk factors
(hypertension, obesity, triglyceridemia, dyslipidemia and hyperglycemia), is being …

Abstract Introduction: In the past, Hypertension in childhood was not considered a problem
but in the last few decades, it has gradually become a source of concern especially as …