Sex-specific associations between body mass index trajectories and risk of hypertension

• Main Authors: Jiayu Wang (Author), Jialing Zhang (Author), Yiting Gui (Author), Yu Huo (Author), Da Xu (Author), Fan Bai (Author), Li Cao (Author), Yonghao Gui (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Although it is well established that obesity is a risk factor for hypertension, the effect of distinct long-term patterns of body mass index (BMI) on blood pressure (BP) in later life is poorly understood. Methods Based on the China Health and Nutrition Survey, we analyzed 2920 p...