Life-course body mass index trajectories and blood pressure in mid life in two British birth cohorts: stronger associations in the later-born generation
Background: Little is known about the impact of recent increases in obesity and more rapid gains in body mass index (BMI) on cardiovascular risk factors. We investigated life-course BMI trajectories associations with adult blood pressure (BP) across two generations.
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2015
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4521132/ |