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Maternal overnutrition elevates offspring's blood pressure-A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Szimonetta EitmannPéter MátraiDávid NémethPéter HegyiAnita LukácsBálint BércziLászló Márk CzumbelIstván KissZoltán GyöngyiGábor VargaMárta BalaskóErika Pétervári
Published in: Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology (2022)
Independent from offspring's BMI, higher prepregnancy BMI may increase the risk for hypertension in offspring. The positive association between GWG and offspring's systolic BP is indirect via offspring's obesity. Reduction in maternal obesity and treatment of obesity in children of obese mothers are needed to prevent hypertension.
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