Blood groups, serum cholesterol, serum uric acid, blood pressure, and obesity in adolescents.

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Blood groups, serum cholesterol, serum uric acid, blood pressure, and obesity in adolescents.

Journal of the National Medical Association - 1 Aug 1991

Gillum R F

Abstract excerpt

To assess the association of blood groups with coronary risk factors, data were examined from the third cycle of the National Health Examination Survey. In a nationwide sample of more than 6000 black and white adolescents aged 12 to 17 years, ABO blood group, haptoglobin phenotype, selected other...

Topics

ABO Blood-Group System
Adolescent
Analysis of Variance
Blood Pressure
Child
Cholesterol
Female
Haptoglobins
Humans
Male
Obesity
Phenotype
United States
Uric Acid

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