The relationship of central body fat (measured by subscapular skinfold) and peripheral body fat (measured by triceps skinfold) to blood pressure was investigated in 3784 subjects aged 5 to 24 years old from the biracial community of Bogalusa, Louisiana. After adjustment for height, age, sex, and race, significant relationships were found for both central body fat (r = 0.19 and 0.14, p less than...
