Comparisons of tri-ponderal mass index and body mass index in discriminating hypertension at three separate visits in adolescents: A retrospective cohort study

Comparisons of tri-ponderal mass index and body mass index in discriminating hypertension at three separate visits in adolescents: A retrospective cohort study

ObjectiveTo estimate whether the new obesity indicator tri-ponderal mass index (TMI) has a better capacity to predict adolescent hypertension (HTN) and HTN subtypes at three separate blood pressure (BP) visits than the conventionally used body mass index (BMI).MethodsA total of 36,950 adolescents wh...

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Main Authors: Jia Hu, Yi Zhong, WenXin Ge, Huiling Lv, Ziyao Ding, Di Han, Bo Hai, Hui Shen, Jieyun Yin, Aihua Gu, Haibing Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Nutrition
Subjects:
adolescents
body mass index
hypertension
pediatric
tri-ponderal mass index
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2022.1028861/full

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