Hypertension and Renal Damage in Obese Children

Girisgen I., Sonmez F., Yenisey C., Omurlu Kurt I.

TURKISH NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS AND TRANSPLANTATION JOURNAL, vol.25, no.2, pp.175-181, 2016 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 25 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.5262/tndt.2016.1002.09
  • Journal Name: TURKISH NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS AND TRANSPLANTATION JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.175-181
  • Keywords: Obesity, Hypertension, Renin, Nitric oxide, AMBULATORY BLOOD-PRESSURE, BODY-MASS INDEX, ADOLESCENTS, ASSOCIATION, MARKERS, VALUES
  • Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: No

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The relationship between obesity and essential hypertension is well known. The aim of our study was to evaluate ambulatory blood pressure of obese and non-obese patients diagnosed with hypertension, and to investigate factors causing hypertension and the effect of obesity and hypertension on kidneys.