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ERIC Number: EJ442409
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0090-0036
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Body Fatness and Risk for Elevated Blood Pressure, Total Cholesterol, and Serum Lipoprotein Ratios in Children and Adolescents.
Williams, Daniel P.; And Others
American Journal of Public Health, v82 n3 p358-63 Mar 1992
Examines the relationship between body fat percent and risk for elevated blood pressure, serum total cholesterol, and serum lipoprotein ratios in 1,230 African-American and 2,090 white 5-18 year olds (1,667 males and 1,653 females). Results support body fatness standards in children and adolescents as cardiovascular risk factors. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Black Youth, Body Composition, Body Weight, Cardiovascular System, Children, Females, Hypertension, Males, Physical Health, Predictor Variables, Racial Differences, Risk, Sex Differences, Whites
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Louisiana
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