Gender and obesity modify the impact of salt intake on blood pressure in children

Most modifiable risk factors for high blood pressure (BP), such as obesity and salt intake, are imprinted in childhood and persist into adulthood. The aim of our study was to evaluate the intake of salt in children and to assess its impact on BP taking into account gender and nutritional status.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Correia-Costa, Liane (Author) , Cosme, Dina (Author) , Nogueira-Silva, Luís (Author) , Morato, Manuela (Author) , Sousa, Teresa (Author) , Moura, Cláudia (Author) , Mota, Cláudia (Author) , Guerra, António (Author) , Albino-Teixeira, António (Author) , Areias, José Carlos (Author) , Schaefer, Franz (Author) , Lopes, Carla (Author) , Afonso, Alberto Caldas (Author) , Azevedo, Ana (Author)
Format:	Article (Journal)
Language:	English
Published:	2016
In:	Pediatric nephrology Year: 2015, Volume: 31, Issue: 2, Pages: 279-288
ISSN:	1432-198X
DOI:	10.1007/s00467-015-3210-7
Online Access:	Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-015-3210-7
Author Notes:	Liane Correia-Costa, Dina Cosme, Luís Nogueira-Silva, Manuela Morato, Teresa Sousa, Cláudia Moura, Cláudia Mota, António Guerra, António Albino-Teixeira, José Carlos Areias, Franz Schaefer, Carla Lopes, Alberto Caldas Afonso and Ana Azevedo