Why the study?
Is obesity associated with elevated blood pressure in preschool children?
Population
1,322 preschool Chinese children (748 boys, 574 girls) aged 0.1 to 6.9 years from 8 cities in mainland China
Comparison
Obesity (elevated body mass index) vs Nonobese children matched 1:1 for gender and age
Design
Case-control
Authors
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May warrant BP monitoring in obese preschoolers; extends BMI-BP association to early childhood but remains hypothesis-generating.
Is obesity associated with elevated blood pressure in preschool children?
Increased body mass index is significantly associated with elevated systolic and diastolic blood pressure in both obese and nonobese preschool children.
He et al. (2000) studied this question.
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