Longitudinal associations between body fat mass and cardiovascular outcomes among Chinese children: mediation by cardiometabolic risk factors
Higher levels of general and regional body fat mass during childhood are associated with less favorable cardiovascular structure and function over a 2-year period, and these associations may be partly explained by metabolic risk factors.
Authors
- Min Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7442-1655)
- H. J. Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8274-9863)
- Qin Liu
- Qian Zhang
- Bo Xi
Institutions
- Shandong University (CN)
- The Fourth People's Hospital of Zibo City (CN)
- Beijing Children’s Hospital (CN)
- Qilu Hospital of Shandong University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medicine
- Published
- 2026-03-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-026-04800-4
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00