Population
11,478 children and adolescents undergoing 24,092 examinations from 1974 to 1993 in the Bogalusa Heart Study
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
20 years (1974 to 1993)
Authors
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Increasing childhood obesity was not linked to higher BP; leaves open potential offsetting factors for prospective study.
Despite a near threefold increase in childhood obesity from 1974 to 1993, blood pressure levels did not increase, suggesting other factors may have ameliorated the expected rise in blood pressure.
Freedman et al. (2012) studied this question.
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