Hypertension in children (12-14 years) - a case-control study in Bursa, Turkey

AKIŞ N., PALA K., Meric-Utku A., Bingol S., SARANDÖL E., Aytekin H.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, vol.51, no.5, pp.437-443, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 51 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2009
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.437-443
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the cardiovascular disease risk factors (risk of overweight/overweight, dyslipidemia, paraoxonase-1 activity, positive family history, physical inactivity, smoking) that accompany hypertension and investigate the relationship between hypertension and some of these risk factors.