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. 2011 Dec 1;2011:987159. doi: 10.4061/2011/987159

Table 2.

The prevalence of hypertension in Chinese children by weight status.

N (%) OR (95% CI) P
Total (n = 8898) 985 (11.1)
Weight status
 Normal weight (n = 6953) 539 (7.8) 1
 Overweight (n = 1019) 177 (17.4) 2.9 (2.3–3.6) <0.0001
 Obesity (n = 926) 269 (29.1) 6.0 (4.9–7.4) <0.0001
Abdominal obesity
  No (n = 7696) 650 (8.4) 1
  Yes (n = 1202) 335 (27.9) 4.6 (3.8–5.5) <0.0001

Adjusted for age, gender, income level, parents' education level, and puberty.