Association between severe acute malnutrition during childhood and blood pressure during adulthood in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo: the Lwiro cohort study

• Main Authors: Pacifique Mwene-Batu (Author), Daniel Lemogoum (Author), Laurène de le Hoye (Author), Ghislain Bisimwa (Author), Michel P. Hermans (Author), Jimmy Minani (Author), Gaylord Amani (Author), Guy-Quesney Mateso (Author), Justin Cirhuza Cikomola (Author), Michelle Dramaix (Author), Philippe Donnen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Introduction Little is known about the long-term outcomes of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) during childhood. As such, this study aims to explore the association between childhood SAM and blood pressure (BP) in adulthood in a context without nutrition transition. Methodology We identified...