Aerobic fitness, lipid ratio, visceral adiposity index and risk of hypertension in adolescents
AF, dyslipidemia, and visceral adipose tissue dysfunction were independently associated with the risk of HTN in Nigerian adolescents. These findings highlight the importance of promoting a healthy diet and encouraging aerobic physical activity among adolescents to reduce the risk of HTN.
Authors
- Daniel Ter Goon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9070-7875)
- Sunday U. Jonathan
- Danladi Ibrahim Musa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6310-1149)
- Sunday Omachi
Institutions
- University of Limpopo (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Journal of Clinical Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-06-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5409/wjcp.v14.i3.105939
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88