Body fat patterning and blood pressure in children and young adults--the Bogalusa heart study

A clinical study assessed the relationship of body fat deposition to blood pressure in 3784 children and young adults (ages 5-24) residing in a biracial community (Bogalusa, Louisiana). Central body fat (CBF) and peripheral body fat (PBF) correlated with systolic and diastolic (4th phase) blood pres...

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Published in:Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. 1979) Tex. 1979), 1987-03, Vol.9 (3), p.236-244
Main Authors: Shear, C.L, Freedman, D.S, Burke, G.L, Harsha, D.W, Berenson, G.S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
A)LOUISIANE
Adipose Tissue - anatomy & histology
Adolescent
Adult
African Continental Ancestry Group
AGE
Age Factors
age groups
Arterial hypertension. Arterial hypotension
Biological and medical sciences
Blood and lymphatic vessels
Blood Pressure
Body Composition
body fat
Cardiology. Vascular system
Child
Child, Preschool
Clinical manifestations. Epidemiology. Investigative techniques. Etiology
EDAD
ETHNICITE
European Continental Ancestry Group
GRUPOS ETNICOS
Humans
LUISIANA
Medical sciences
nationalities and ethnic groups
obesity
PRESION SANGUINEA
PRESSION SANGUINE
Sex Factors
Skinfold Thickness
SOBREPESO
SURP
TEJIDO ADIPOSO
TISSU ADIPEUX
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Summary:A clinical study assessed the relationship of body fat deposition to blood pressure in 3784 children and young adults (ages 5-24) residing in a biracial community (Bogalusa, Louisiana). Central body fat (CBF) and peripheral body fat (PBF) correlated with systolic and diastolic (4th phase) blood pressure, respectively, after controlling for differences in age, sex, race, and height; however, PBF did not correlate with blood pressure after adjusting for CBF. On the other hand, CBF correlated with blood pressure after controlling for PBF. The CBF-blood pressure correlation was highest in young children and decreased with age in females to nonsignificance in adulthood, but remained high in both black and white men.(wz)
ISSN:0194-911X
1524-4563
DOI:10.1161/01.hyp.9.3.236