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Sex differences in blood pressure and its relationship to body composition and metabolism in adolescence.
Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine - 1 Sept 2009
Syme Catriona, Abrahamowicz Michal, Leonard Gabriel T, Perron Michel, Richer Louis, Veillette Suzanne, Xiao Yongling, Gaudet Daniel, Paus Tomas, Pausova Zdenka
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OBJECTIVES: To investigate during adolescence (1) sex differences in blood pressure (BP) and hemodynamic factors at rest and during physical and mental challenges and (2) whether these differences are mediated by body composition and glucose and lipid metabolism. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study of a population-based cohort. SETTING: Saguenay Youth Study, Quebec, Canada, from November 2003 to June 2007....
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