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High waist circumference is associated with elevated blood pressure in non-Hispanic White but not Hispanic children in a cohort of pre-adolescent children
Pediatric obesity, v 9(6), pp e145-e148
01 Dec 2014
PMID: 24990227
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Abstract
BackgroundHispanics comprise the most rapidly growing demographic in the US, but little is known about the cardiometabolic risk factors in Hispanic children. This study examined the association of high waist circumference (WC) and elevated blood pressure by race/ethnicity in a cohort of 9 to 13 year olds in New Haven, CT (n=824).
MethodsWC, overweight status and blood pressure were measured in 2009, with follow-up in 2011.
ResultsLogistic regression revealed that Hispanic children had increased likelihood of elevated blood pressure at follow-up. High baseline WC was associated with increased likelihood of elevated blood pressure for non-Hispanic White but not Hispanic or non-Hispanic Black pre-adolescents, controlling for baseline age, gender, overweight, and blood pressure.
ConclusionPotential racial/ethnic differences in the association between high WC and elevated blood pressure may impact identification of children at risk for elevated blood pressure, especially among Hispanics.
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- Title
- High waist circumference is associated with elevated blood pressure in non-Hispanic White but not Hispanic children in a cohort of pre-adolescent children
- Creators
- L. P. Smith - University of North Carolina at Chapel HillK. Gilstad-Hayden - Community Alliance for Research and Engagement Yale School of Public Health New Haven CT USAA. Carroll-Scott - Drexel UniversityJeannette Ickovics - Community Alliance for Research and Engagement Yale School of Public Health New Haven CT USA
- Publication Details
- Pediatric obesity, v 9(6), pp e145-e148
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Number of pages
- 4
- Grant note
- T32 HD007168; R24 HD050924 / Carolina Population Center UL1TR000142 / NATIONAL CENTER FOR ADVANCING TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCES; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) Kresge Foundation Patrick and Catherine Weldon Donaghue Medical Research Foundation 1R01 HD070740 / National Institute of Child and Human Development; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD) R24HD050924 / EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD) Aetna Foundation
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Health Collaborative; Community Health and Prevention
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000345365100005
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84940219846
- Other Identifier
- 991019168732804721
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- Pediatrics