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November 15, 2012CirculationOpen Access

Body Mass Index and Risk of Incident Hypertension Over the Life Course

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Why the study?

Does higher body mass index and weight gain over the life course increase the risk of incident hypertension in white men?

Population

1,132 white men from The Johns Hopkins Precursors Study

Comparison

Obesity, overweight, and rate of change in BMI… vs Normal weight or maintaining normal weight

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

median 46 years

Authors

HSHasan M ShihabJohns Hopkins UniversityLMLucy A. MeoniJohns Hopkins UniversityACAudrey Y. ChuUniversity of Helsinki

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Implication

May inform early obesity screening in men; leaves open causal effects and need for intervention trials.

Structured PICO

Does higher body mass index and weight gain over the life course increase the risk of incident hypertension in white men?

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Population
1,132 white men from The Johns Hopkins Precursors Study
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Intervention
Obesity (BMI ≥30 kg/m²), overweight (BMI 25 to <30 kg/m²), and rate of change in BMI over the life course
C
Comparator
Normal weight (BMI <25 kg/m²) or maintaining normal weight
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Outcome
Incident hypertension

Higher BMI in young adulthood and weight gain over the life course are strongly associated with an increased risk of incident hypertension in men.

Cite This Study

Shihab et al. (2012) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0edd88218372ada647ca28https://doi.org/10.1161/circulationaha.112.117333

Topics

Hypertension management
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