Association of waist circumference with blood pressure and familial dietary habits in preschool children: a cross-sectional study in northeastern China

• Main Authors: Xiao Tang (Author), Yang Liu (Author), Jiajin Hu (Author), Lingling Zhai (Author), Lihong Jia (Author), Ning Ding (Author), Yanan Ma (Author), Deliang Wen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Childhood obesity increases the risk of elevated blood pressure (BP) in children. Body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) are traditional obesity indices, but the extent to which these indices are associated with elevated BP in childhood r...