Association between severe acute malnutrition during childhood and blood pressure during adulthood in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo: the Lwiro cohort study

Association between severe acute malnutrition during childhood and blood pressure during adulthood in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo: the Lwiro cohort study

Abstract Introduction Little is known about the long-term outcomes of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) during childhood. As such, this study aims to explore the association between childhood SAM and blood pressure (BP) in adulthood in a context without nutrition transition. Methodology We identified...

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Main Authors: Pacifique Mwene-Batu, Daniel Lemogoum, Laurène de le Hoye, Ghislain Bisimwa, Michel P. Hermans, Jimmy Minani, Gaylord Amani, Guy-Quesney Mateso, Justin Cirhuza Cikomola, Michelle Dramaix, Philippe Donnen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-05-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Long-term
Childhood acute malnutrition
Hypertension
Follow-up
DR Congo
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10908-4

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10908-4

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