Prevalence of high blood pressure subtypes and its associations with BMI in Chinese children: a national cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Data on prevalence and characteristics of different high blood pressure subtypes are lacking among Chinese children. Regarding the mechanistic differences between isolated systolic high blood pressure and isolated diastolic high blood pressure and their different impact on end organ diseases, it is necessary to examine the prevalence of different high blood pressure subtypes in Chinese children and explore their associations with adiposity.

Methods

Data were derived from the baseline data of a multi-centered cluster randomized controlled trial involving participants from China. High blood pressure was defined according to age-, gender- and height-specific 95th percentile developed by the National High Blood Pressure Education Program Working Group. Body mass index

SUBMITTER: Yang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5485696 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature