Sex-Specific Mediating Role of Insulin Resistance and Inflammation in the Effect of Adiposity on Blood Pressure of Prepubertal Children

• Liane Correia-Costa ,

  * E-mail: liane@med.up.pt

  Affiliations EPIUnit—Institute of Public Health, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal, Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Integrated Pediatric Hospital, Centro Hospitalar São João, Porto, Portugal

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• Ana Cristina Santos,

  Affiliations EPIUnit—Institute of Public Health, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal, Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Predictive Medicine and Public Health, University of Porto Medical School, Porto, Portugal

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• Milton Severo,

  Affiliations EPIUnit—Institute of Public Health, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal, Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Predictive Medicine and Public Health, University of Porto Medical School, Porto, Portugal

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• António Guerra,

  Affiliation Division of Pediatric Nutrition, Integrated Pediatric Hospital, Centro Hospitalar São João, Porto, Portugal

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• Franz Schaefer,

  Affiliation Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Center for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

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• Alberto Caldas Afonso,

  Affiliations EPIUnit—Institute of Public Health, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal, Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Integrated Pediatric Hospital, Centro Hospitalar São João, Porto, Portugal

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• Henrique Barros,

  Affiliations EPIUnit—Institute of Public Health, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal, Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Predictive Medicine and Public Health, University of Porto Medical School, Porto, Portugal

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• Ana Azevedo

  Affiliations EPIUnit—Institute of Public Health, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal, Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Predictive Medicine and Public Health, University of Porto Medical School, Porto, Portugal

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