Why the study?
Do obesity indices (BMI, WC, WHtR) accurately identify elevated blood pressure in children and adolescents?
Population
9 studies evaluating 25,424 children and adolescents aged 6 to 18 years
Comparison
Obesity indices vs Age-, sex-, and height-specific BP 95% as…
Design
Meta-analysis
Authors
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Obesity indices miss most elevated BP cases in youth; confirms limited screening utility and supports better markers.
Do obesity indices (BMI, WC, WHtR) accurately identify elevated blood pressure in children and adolescents?
Obesity indices including BMI, waist circumference, and waist-to-height ratio have poor sensitivity for screening elevated blood pressure in children and adolescents.
Ma et al. (2016) studied this question.
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