[Follow-up study on children with obesity and hypertension].

OBJECTIVE

To study obesity development and its relationship between obesity and hypertension of children in China.

METHOD

A 8-year follow-up study was conducted in 468 children aged 6 years by the criteria of hight, weight, thickness of skin fat and blood pressure.

RESULTS

Obesity morbidity rose from 6 years (4.9%) to 13 years (16.2%), with the peak at 9 to 11 years. Both sexes developed obesity, which dominated in males. Children with obesity developed hypertension at age 13, the morbidity increased 3.5 times than that of those without obesity.

CONCLUSION

Prevention of malnutrition is important in China but interventions to children with obesity in China are in urgent need.