Effect of changes in body mass index and waist-to-height ratio on blood pressure in 11- to 13-year-old children: a prospective population study

• Main Authors: Qing-Hai Gong (Author), Si-Xuan Li (Author), Li-Jia Qian (Author), Si-Jia Wang (Author), Yan Zhang (Author), Zu-Quan Zou (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background Existing evidence about associations between change in body mass index (BMI) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) change and high blood pressure are relatively limited. Aims We aimed to investigate the associations of general overweight (based on BMI) and abdominal obesity (based on WHtR) cha...