Body mass index trajectory from childhood to puberty and high blood pressure: the China Health and Nutrition Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The prevalence of childhood hypertension is rising in parallel with the increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity in children. How growth trajectories from childhood to puberty relate to high blood pressure (HBP) is not well defined. We aimed to characterise potential body mass index (BMI) dynamic changing trajectories from childhood to puberty and investigate their association with HBP.

Design

A dynamic prospective cohort.

Setting

China Health and Nutrition Survey 1991-2015.

Participants

There were 1907 participants (1027 men and 880 women) in this study.

Outcomes

The primary outcome was HBP defined as systolic blood pressure (SBP)/diastolic blood pressure (DBP) exceeding the standards or diagnosis by medical records or taking antihyper

SUBMITTER: Ji Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8627396 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature