Why the study?
How do body mass index and maturational age affect serial changes in blood pressure from childhood into young adulthood in females?
Population
198 white females, ages 8–22 years, enrolled in the Fels Longitudinal Study
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
from age 8 to 22 years
Authors
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Supports monitoring BMI deviations for BP risk in adolescent females; extends longitudinal data but leaves causal inference open for intervention trials.
How do body mass index and maturational age affect serial changes in blood pressure from childhood into young adulthood in females?
Elevated BMI during childhood and adolescence is associated with increased systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and early elevated BP predicts future risk of elevated BP in young adulthood.
Guo et al. (1998) studied this question.
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