Obese Black Kids More Susceptible to Hypertension, Study Finds
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A new study suggests that obese black children have a significantly greater risk for high blood pressure than white children of comparable age and weight.
When white and black children were matched for height and age, black children's blood pressure was 16 percent higher than the blood pressure of white children, said study lead author Dr. Tamara Hannon, an associate professor of pediatrics...
