Study shows blood pressure in adult men increased in line with higher childhood BMI and greater BMI change during puberty
The authors say it is vital that the focus is turned from high blood pressure in adults to include people in younger age groups children are more likely to have high blood pressure as adults, suggesting the processes behind the condition could begin as early as childhood according to new research. and greater BMI change during puberty, independent of each other. In women, blood pressure in middle age increased in line with greater pubertal BMI change, but not childhood BMI.
To find out more, researchers analysed data on 1,683 people in Sweden born between 1948 and 1968 to examine the association between BMI during development and blood pressure in midlife, defined as between 50 and 64 years of age. “Children and teenagers living with overweight or obesity might benefit from targeted initiatives and lifestyle modifications to reduce the substantial disease burden associated with high blood pressure in later life from diseases such as heart attacks, strokes, and kidney damage.
“And we have previously shown that a large pubertal BMI change in men is associated with visceral obesity at a young adult age. So enlarged visceral fat mass might, in individuals with a high BMI increase during puberty, be a possible mechanism contributing to higher blood pressure.”
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