Fat-free mass may play a dominant role in the association between systolic blood pressure and body composition in children and adolescents
Shikai Yu,
Song Zhao,
Jiamin Tang
et al.
Abstract:Systolic blood pressure (SBP) significantly associates with body composition in children and adolescents. However, which components of body composition is the dominant contributor to SBP in children and adolescents remains unclear. We therefore aimed to determine the dominant contributor to SBP among components of body composition in a large cohort of American children and adolescents derived from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey with cross-sectional analysis. 13618 children and adolescents… Show more
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