Associations of body mass index, physical activity and sedentary time with blood pressure in primary school children from south-west England: A prospective study.

Associations of body mass index, physical activity and sedentary time with blood pressure in primary school children from south-west England: A prospective study.

Elevated blood pressure in children is a significant risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease in adulthood. We examined how children's body mass index (BMI), physical activity and sedentary time at ages 9 and 11 are associated with blood pressure at age 11. Data were from 1283...

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Main Authors: Emma Solomon-Moore, Ruth Salway, Lydia Emm-Collison, Janice L Thompson, Simon J Sebire, Deborah A Lawlor, Russell Jago
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0232333

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