Waist Circumference is Associated with Blood Pressure in Childrenwith Normal Body Mass Index: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of 3417 SchoolChildren

摘要

BackgroundThe prevalence of childhood obesity and associated conditions, such as hypertension, has become a major problem of public health. Although waist circumference (WC) is a marker of cardiovascular risk in adults, it is unclear whether this index is associated with cardiovascular risk factors in children.