Research Article
The Association of Hypertension with Obesity and Metabolic Abnormalities among Chinese Children
Table 2
The prevalence of hypertension in Chinese children by weight status.
| | | N (%) | OR (95% CI) | |
| | Total () | 985 (11.1) | — | — | | Weight status | | | | | Normal weight () | 539 (7.8) | 1 | — | | Overweight () | 177 (17.4) | 2.9 (2.3–3.6) | <0.0001 | | Obesity () | 269 (29.1) | 6.0 (4.9–7.4) | <0.0001 | | Abdominal obesity | | | | | No () | 650 (8.4) | 1 | — | | Yes () | 335 (27.9) | 4.6 (3.8–5.5) | <0.0001 |
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Adjusted for age, gender, income level, parents’ education level, and puberty.
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