Blood pressure, dyslipidemia and inflammatory factors are related to body mass index in scholar adolescents.

Introduction: Obesity is associated with increased occurrence of numerous diseases, including hypertension, dyslipidemia, insulin resistance, diabetes, and atherosclerosis. Blood pressure (BP), dyslipidemia, and inflammation markers and their relationships with body mass index (BMI) were determined in scholar adolescents.

Material And Methods: Adolescents ( = 210) (sex ratio G/B = 106/104; 11 to 16 years) were recruited in three colleges of Oran city.