Body Mass Index Trajectories during 6-18 Years Old and the Risk of Hypertension in Young Adult: A Longitudinal Study in Chinese Population.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Overweight/obesity in childhood is suggested to increase the risk of hypertension later in life. We aimed to assess whether and how body mass index (BMI) trajectories during 6-18 years of age are associated with hypertension in young adulthood (18-37 years) in the Chinese population.

Methods

Based on the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS), a total of 1,872 participants who received ≥2 measurements of BMI during 6-18 years and had assessment of blood pressure (BP) in young adulthood were included. BMI trajectories were explored using latent class growth mixture models, and associations between identified trajectories with hypertension in young adulthood were examined by logistic regression analyses.

Results

Five heterogeneous BMI trajectories were iden

SUBMITTER: Teng H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8302370 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature