Children and teenagers living with overweight or obesity are more likely to have high blood pressure as adults (aged 50-64 years), suggesting the processes behind the condition could begin as early as childhood, suggests new research being presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Venice, Italy (12-15 May).
Apr 1 2024European Association for the Study of Obesity Children and teenagers living with overweight or obesity are more likely to have high blood pressure as adults , suggesting the processes behind the condition could begin as early as childhood, suggests new research being presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity in Venice, Italy .
A high BMI in adults is strongly associated with increased blood pressure and hypertension. However, the relative contribution of an elevated BMI during childhood and puberty to blood pressure in midlife is unknown. The researchers used standard deviation, a commonly used statistical tool that shows what is within a normal range compared to the average.
In women, a one BMI unit increase in pubertal BMI was associated with a 0.96 mmHg increase in systolic blood pressure and a 0.77 mmHg increase in diastolic blood pressure in middle age, irrespective of childhood BMI. In contrast, childhood BMI was not linked with systolic or diastolic blood pressure in midlife, irrespective of the pubertal BMI change.
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