Childhood adiposity trajectories are associated with late adolescent blood pressure: birth to twenty cohort

Childhood adiposity trajectories are associated with late adolescent blood pressure: birth to twenty cohort

Abstract Background Elevated blood pressure in childhood is a risk factor for adult hypertension which is a global health problem. Excess adiposity in childhood creates a predisposition to develop adult hypertension. Our aim was to explore distinct sex-specific adiposity trajectories from childhood...

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Main Authors: Richard J. Munthali, Juliana Kagura, Zané Lombard, Shane A. Norris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-07-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Blood pressure
Latent classes
Latent class growth mixture modeling
Body mass index trajectories
Trajectories
Hypertension
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-016-3337-x

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