Population
5381 Portuguese children and adolescents, mean age 12.50±3.23 years, mostly male, with 30% amateur…
Design
Cross-sectional
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High hypertension prevalence in Portuguese youth merits screening attention; lower rates among registered athletes extend associations but leave causality open.
The prevalence of hypertension in Portuguese children and adolescents is high at 12.8%, is independently associated with overweight, and is lower among registered athletes.
Maldonado et al. (2010) studied this question.
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