@article{fdi:010078995,
  title = {{B}ody mass index percentiles and elevated blood pressure among children and adolescents},
  author = {{W}ang, {M}. {M}. and {K}elishadi, {R}. and {K}hadilkar, {A}. and {H}ong, {Y}. {M}. and {N}awarycz, {T}. and {K}rzywinska-{W}iewiorowska, {M}. and {A}ounallah-{S}khiri, {H}. and {M}otlagh, {M}. {E}. and {K}im, {H}. {S}. and {K}hadilkar, {V}. and {K}rzyzaniak, {A}. and {B}en {R}omdhane, {H}. and {H}eshmat, {R}. and {C}hiplonkar, {S}. and {S}tawinska-{W}itoszynska, {B}. and {E}l {A}ti, {J}. and {Q}orbani, {M}. and {K}ajale, {N}. and {T}raissac, {P}ierre and {O}strowska-{N}awarycz, {L}. and {A}rdalan, {G}. and {E}kbote, {V}. and {Y}ang, {L}. and {Z}hao, {M}. and {L}iu, {X}. and {L}iang, {Y}. {J}. and {X}i, {B}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}t is well established that obesity is associated with an increased risk of elevated and high blood pressure ({BP}) in children and adolescents. {H}owever, it is uncertain whether there is an increase in the risk of elevated and high {BP} associated with an increase of body mass index ({BMI}) among children and adolescents whose {BMI} is in the accepted normal range. {D}ata were available for 58 899 children and adolescents aged 6-17 years from seven national cross-sectional surveys in {C}hina, {I}ndia, {I}ran, {K}orea, {P}oland, {T}unisia, and the {U}nited {S}tates. {T}he subjects were divided into eight percentile subgroups according to their {BMI} levels based on the {W}orld {H}ealth {O}rganization recommendations. {E}levated {BP} and high {BP} were defined using the 2016 international child {BP} criteria. {C}ompared with the reference subgroup of the 5th-24th percentiles, the odds ratios ({OR}s) for high {BP} were 1.27 (95% confidence interval [{CI}], 1.14-1.41; {P} < 0.001) in the 25th-49th percentile subgroup, 1.55 (95% {CI}, 1.39-1.73; {P} < 0.001) in the 50th-74th percentile subgroup, and 2.17 (95% {CI}, 1.92-2.46; {P} < 0.001) in the 75th-84th percentile subgroup, respectively, after adjustment for sex, age, race/ethnicity, height and country. {A}dditionally, the corresponding {OR}s for elevated {BP} were 1.21 (95% {CI}, 1.10-1.32; {P} < 0.001), 1.55 (95% {CI}, 1.42-1.69; {P} < 0.001), and 1.80 (95% {CI}, 1.62-2.01; {P} < 0.001), respectively. {I}n conclusion, a {BMI} in the 25th-84th percentiles, within the accepted normal weight range, was associated with an increased risk of elevated and high {BP} among children and adolescents. {I}t is important for children and adolescents to keep a {BMI} at a low level in order to prevent and control hypertension.},
  keywords = {{CHINE} ; {INDE} ; {IRAN} ; {COREE} ; {POLOGNE} ; {TUNISIE} ; {ETATS} {UNIS}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {H}uman {H}ypertension},
  volume = {34},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {319--325},
  ISSN = {0950-9240},
  year = {2020},
  DOI = {10.1038/s41371-019-0215-x},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010078995},
}