Why the study?
Does overweight and obesity increase the prevalence of hypertension in children and adolescents?
Population
78,114 children and adolescents from a school-based population in Shanghai, China
Comparison
Overweight and obesity vs Normal weight children and adolescents
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May support BP screening in overweight youth; leaves open causal role and waist circumference superiority in prospective studies.
Does overweight and obesity increase the prevalence of hypertension in children and adolescents?
Overweight and obesity, especially when combined with increased waist circumference, are strongly associated with a higher prevalence of hypertension in children and adolescents.
Lu et al. (2013) studied this question.
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