Prevalence and associated factors of true hypertension among primary school children in the Klang Valley: A cross - sectional study

• Main Authors: Devaraj, Navin Kumar, Saeed Ghaloo, Sobia, Ponnudurai, Regan Fu, Kamalan, Vanessa Rohini, Ling, Ying Wong, Kaneson, Vishalini, Abdul Halim, Suriani Akbar
• Format: Article
• Published: University of Malta 2023
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/110135/; https://www.mmsjournals.org/index.php/mmj/article/view/571

Introduction: Hypertension is an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease and there is an increasing risk of development of hypertension among children. Our study aims to determine the prevalence of true hypertension and its associated factors among primary school children in the Klang Valle...