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. 2022 May 2;22(1):240.
doi: 10.1186/s12887-022-03289-z.

Association between body composition and blood pressure in normal-weight Chinese children and adolescents

Ling Bai  1   2 , Jinyu Zhou  1   2 , Lingling Tong  1   2 , Wenqing Ding  3   4
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Association between body composition and blood pressure in normal-weight Chinese children and adolescents

Ling Bai et al. BMC Pediatr. .

Abstract

Background: The aim of this study was to assess the associations of body fat distribution and lean body mass (LBM) with blood pressure (BP) in normal-weight Chinese children and adolescents.

Methods: A total of 898 normal-weight Chinese children and adolescents, aged 10-18 years, were included this cross-sectional study via a cluster sampling method. The bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) was used to measure body composition. The participants were measured for blood pressure (BP) using a calibrated electronic sphygmomanometer according to the standard method by the "American Hypertension Education Project Working Group".

Results: Body composition was related to abnormal BP in normal-weight children and adolescents. After the model adjusted for age, smoking, and drinking, regression analysis showed that fat mass percentage (FMP) was negatively associated with abnormal BP, while LBM was positively associated with abnormal BP in boys(P < 0.05). Whereas FMP and visceral fat level (VFL) were positively associated with abnormal BP in girls (P < 0.05).

Conclusions: There are sex differences in the relationships between total body fat, visceral fat and lean body mass with abnormal BP in normal-weight youths. Therefore, it is of great significance to pay attention to the relative influence of the body composition of the boys and girls in the prevention and treatment of hypertension in youths.

Keywords: Blood pressure; Body composition; Fat mass percentage; Normal weight; Visceral fat level.

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Conflict of interest statement

All authors have disclosed no conflicts of interest.

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