Influence of puberty on relationships between body composition and blood pressure: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Fat mass (FM) and fat-free mass (FFM) are positively associated with blood pressure (BP) in youth. Yet, how puberty, independent of age, affects these relationships remains unclear. Given puberty may be a crucial period for cardiometabolic health, we examined how pubertal development moderates the associations of FM/FFM with BP.

Methods

Pubertal development, resting BP, and body composition were assessed in a convenience sample of youth (5.5-17 years). General linear models were conducted to assess if pubertal development moderated the relationships between FM/FFM and systolic/diastolic BP standardized for age, sex, and height (SBPz/DBPz).

Results

Among participants (N = 1405; age: M = 13.3 ± 2.9 years; 65.4% female; 53.2% racial/ethnic minority), FM/FFM we

SUBMITTER: Kwarteng EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10403383 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature