Influence of body mass index on blood pressure in children and adolescents: a cross-sectional school-based study
Overweight and obesity may represent a potential risk factor for high blood pressure in the pediatric population. These findings underscore the importance of early weight management to mitigate the long-term risk of cardiovascular diseases.
Authors
- H Zhang
- Wenting Jiang
- MINGGUANG ZHAO
- Xiaowen Hou
- Feng Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8450-5270)
- Zhiyu Zhang
- Mengxin Tang
- Xiaotao Jiang
- Yunfeng Zhu
- Jing Li
- Zi Wang
- Weixia Zhao
Institutions
- Shenyang Medical College (CN)
- General Hospital of Shenyang Military Region (CN)
- The Sixth People's Hospital of Shenyang (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-12-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-25463-5
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88
Funders
- Department of Education of Liaoning Province