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J Epidemiol Community Health 2009;63:26 doi:10.1136/jech.2009.096701z
  • Thursday 10 September, Parallel session B
  • Lifecourse obesity

Trajectories of body mass index and overweight in early adulthood and blood pressure at 53 years

  1. A. Wills,
  2. S. Black,
  3. G. Mishra,
  4. D. Kuh,
  5. R. Hardy
  1. MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Aging, University College London, London, UK

      Background

      Body mass index (BMI) is positively associated with blood pressure (BP) throughout adulthood. However, it is not known whether being overweight (BMI>25 kg.m2) earlier in adult life is associated with higher BP independent of current BMI, or whether there are sensitive periods for weight gain in adulthood.

      Objectives

      To explore the pathways by which being overweight in adulthood is associated with BP at 53 years.

      Design

      Prospective birth cohort study with information on BMI at 20, 26, 36, 43 and 53 years …

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