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Insulin resistance is a risk factor for high blood pressure regardless of body size and fat distribution in obese children
Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases, 09/16/09
Brambilla P et al. – Blood pressure is associated with the degree of overweight and the indices of body fat distribution. Insulin resistance is an independent additional risk factor for hypertension.
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