Different Associations of Systolic Blood Pressure and Body Mass Index With Cardiac Structure and Function in Young Children.
Yujian WuZhuoyan LiBowen DuYujiao YeHualin WangYiwei NiuSun ChenYurong WuHong JinXi ZhangJian WangKun SunPublished in: Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) (2022)
Elevations in both BMI and SBP were related to cardiac structure and function in children as young as 4 years old. Elevated SBP was associated with increased heart rate and LV ejection at the early stage of BP elevation. BMI showed a closer relationship with left heart diameters and geometry than SBP.