Effect of Overweight and Obesity on High Blood Pressure in Chinese Children and Adolescents.

Yanhui DongCatherine JanZhiyong ZouBin DongZhenghe WangZhao-Geng YangYanhui LiBo WenYinghua MaYi SongJun MaSusan M SawyerGeorge C Patton

Published in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2019)

Higher HBP prevalence, faster obesity increases, and a stronger impact of obesity on HBP in children and adolescents of Chinese ethnic minorities predict their looming burden of HBP, which suggests that attention to the cardiovascular disease risks in children and adolescents from ethnic minorities is indicated to reduce their future adult risk.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular disease
insulin resistance
blood pressure
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
type diabetes
high fat diet induced
weight gain
risk factors
working memory
heart rate
current status
adipose tissue
coronary artery disease