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Ambulatory blood pressure profile in office normotensive obese children: prevalence of masked hypertension and impact of parental hypertension.
Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM - 18 Aug 2020
Valent Morić Bernardica, Jelaković Bojan, Vidatić Ines, Trutin Ivana, Jelaković Ana, Stipančić Gordana
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Objectives The objectives of this study were to analyze ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) data in office normotensive obese children, to determine the prevalence and characteristics of masked hypertension (MH) and to investigate the impact of parental hypertension (PH) on ABP. Methods Seventy-nine obese and 35 normal weight children were enrolled. Each weight group was further divided in accordance with the...
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