Timing of pubertal development and midlife blood pressure in men and women: A Mendelian randomization study.

Io Ieong Chan Man Ki Kwok Catherine Mary Schooling

Published in: The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism (2021)

Timing of pubertal maturation was associated with adulthood BP independent of childhood BMI, highlighting the role of pubertal maturation timing in midlife BP.

Keyphrases

blood pressure
body mass index
early life
depressive symptoms
heart rate
hypertensive patients
metabolic syndrome
weight gain
skeletal muscle
weight loss