Journal of Hypertension: Open Access

M. Dolores Marrodán

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• Research Article
  High Blood Pressure and Diet Quality in the Spanish Childhood Population
  Author(s): M. Dolores Marrodán, Noemí López-Ejeda, Marisa González-Montero De Espinosa, Jesús R. Martínez-Álvarez, Margarita Carmenate, M. Dolores Cabañas, Dolores Cabañas M, Antonio Villarino, Verónica Calabria, José L. Pacheco and Juan F. Romero-CollazosM. Dolores Marrodán, Noemí López-Ejeda, Marisa González-Montero De Espinosa, Jesús R. Martínez-Álvarez, Margarita Carmenate, M. Dolores Cabañas, Dolores Cabañas M, Antonio Villarino, Verónica Calabria, José L. Pacheco and Juan F. Romero-Collazos
  
  The objective is to analyze the association between the degree of compliance with Mediterranean Diet and blood pressure in 1078 Spanish schoolchildren (514 boys, 564 girls) aged 9 to 16 years. We measured weight (kg), height (cm), waist circumference (cm), skinfold thicknesses (bicipital, tricipital, subscapular and suprailiac) and blood pressure. The Waist-to-Height Ratio (WtHR), Body Mass Index (BMI), and the percent body fat (%BF) were calculated. Subjects were classified as “underweight”, “normal weight”, “overweight” or “obese” according to the International Obesity Task Force (IOTF). Diet quality was assessed by the KIDMED Index and the hypertensive status according to National High BP Education Program Working Group. Results show that media values of systolic and diastolic blood pressure significantly increase at the same .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-1095.1000115

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