Tracking of body mass index and blood pressure from childhood to adulthood and predicting adult risk profile for chronic diseases: Kaunas cohort study

Background For early prevention of chronic diseases (CD), it is important to know how well childhood risk factors (RF) predict adult risk profile and to indentify high-risk individuals who may benefit most from implementation of preventive measures. The aim of the study was to examine tracking and predictiveness of body mass index (BMI) and blood pressure (BP) for adult CD risk in Kaunas cohort. Methods In 1977, a random sample of Kaunas schoolchildren born in 1964 …