TY - T1 - Both lean and fat body mass associate with blood pressure SN - / UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/335178 T3 - A1 - Korhonen, Päivi E.; Mikkola, Tuija; Kautiainen, Hannu; Eriksson, Johan G. A2 - PB - Y1 - 2021 LA - eng AB - High body mass index (BMI) is known to be associated with elevated blood pressure (BP). The present study aims to determine the relative importance of the two components of BMI, fat mass and lean body mass index, on BP levels. We assessed body composition with bioimpedance and performed 24 hour ambulatory BP measurements in 534 individuals (mean age 61 +/- 3 years) who had no cardiovascular medication. Fat mass index and lean mass index were calculated analogously to BMI as fat mass or lean body... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - Blood pressure; Body mass index; Lean body mass; Fat mass; MENDELIAN RANDOMIZATION; RISK; HYPERTENSION; INDEX; OBESITY; IMPACT; ADIPOSITY; EXERCISE; DISEASE; 3121 General medicine, internal medicine and other clinical medicine N1 - PP - ER -