Relationships Between Serial Childhood Adiposity Measures and Adult Blood Pressure: The Fels Longitudinal Study.

The article presents a study which examined the relationship between childhood obesity and hypertension. The study is based on the Fels Longitudinal Study (FLS), which analyzed systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) of Caucasian males and females. The role of lifestyle in determining body composition and hypertension is also considered.