A 24-Year Follow-Up Study of Blood Pressure Tracking from Childhood to Adulthood in Korea: The Kangwha Study.
10.3349/ymj.2014.55.2.360
- Author:
Myung Ha LEE
1
;
Dae Ryong KANG
;
Hyeon Chang KIM
;
Song Vogue AHN
;
Kay Tee KHAW
;
Il SUH
Author Information
1. Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. isuh@yuhs.ac
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Blood pressure;
tracking;
longitudinal study
- MeSH:
Adult;
Asian Continental Ancestry Group;
Blood Pressure*;
Body Mass Index;
Child;
Cohort Studies;
Dataset;
Female;
Follow-Up Studies*;
Humans;
Korea*;
Longitudinal Studies;
Male;
Methods;
Prospective Studies;
Republic of Korea;
Track and Field*
- From:Yonsei Medical Journal
2014;55(2):360-366
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: A number of longitudinal studies have tracked blood pressure over time in children and adults. Although there are a few blood pressure tracking studies for Asian populations, they are all relatively short-term studies with around only 10 years of follow-up. Accordingly, we assessed the stability of blood pressure tracking from childhood to adulthood over a 24-year follow-up period among participants in the Kangwha Study. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The Kangwha Study was a community-based prospective cohort study that started in 1986 in Kangwha County, South Korea. The study dataset included 14 blood pressure measurements over a 24-year period from 266 (123 male and 143 female) participants who completed the 2010 examination. All participants were 7 years old when the study began and were followed for the next 24 years. RESULTS: The tracking coefficient (95% confidence interval) for systolic blood pressure was 0.81 (0.52-1.11) in men and 0.72 (0.51-0.92) in women; diastolic blood pressure was 0.53 (0.26-0.80) in men and 0.33 (0.15-0.52) in women. After adjusting for body mass index, the tracking coefficient for systolic blood pressure was 0.68 (0.39-0.97) in men and 0.67 (0.44-0.89) in women; diastolic blood pressure was 0.51 (0.24-0.78) in men and 0.33 (0.15-0.51) in women. All tracking coefficients were statistically significant (p<0.001). CONCLUSION: In this 24-year longitudinal study, we confirmed the stability of blood pressure tracking from childhood to adulthood for participants in the Kangwha Study.
