Why the study?
What are the anthropometric determinants of resting blood pressure and heart rate in Nigerian school children?
What are the anthropometric determinants of resting blood pressure and heart rate in Nigerian school children?
Body weight norms, rather than age, should be used to evaluate abnormal blood pressure levels in Nigerian children due to the strong association between weight-related anthropometrics and blood pressure.
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Weight-related anthropometrics associate with BP in Nigerian children; leaves open need for prospective validation before revising norms.
Balogun et al. (1990) studied this question.
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