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.