Association of childhood-to-adolescence body mass index trajectories with elevated blood pressure and elevated carotid intima-media thickness
Consistently elevated BMI from childhood to adolescence is closely associated with elevated BP and elevated cIMT during adolescence. Obesity prevention and screening in youth should be prioritized to reduce future cardiovascular disease risk.
Authors
- Chuanwei Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1743-8474)
- Bo Xi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0491-5585)
- Ziqi Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7201-3973)
- Min Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2351-4373)
- J Xie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1268-0771)
Institutions
- Shandong University (CN)
- Guangdong Medical College (CN)
- Shandong Maternal and Child Health Hospital (CN)
- Qilu Hospital of Shandong University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Nutrition
- Published
- 2025-10-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2025.1562992
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Shandong University