Are waist circumference and fat intake associated with high blood pressure in Mexican children aged 8 to 10 years?
In a sample of Mexican children of low socioeconomic status, the prevalence of hypertension was high. Waist circumference was the main factor associated with systolic hypertension, and higher intake of total fat was related to diastolic hypertension.
Ribonucleotide reductase subunit levels may predict human cervical cancer radiochemosensitivity and subsequent posttherapy cancer outcome. Further validation testing of RNR subunits as biomarkers for radiochemotherapy response is warranted.