Association between higher blood pressure level in children and adult blood pressure: 18 years follow-up results
10.3321/j.issn:0253-3758.2008.03.010
- VernacularTitle:初始血压水平对青少年远期血压变化及高血压发生的影响
- Author:
Jian-Jun MU
1
;
Zhi-Quan LIU
;
Jun YANG
;
Jie REN
;
Wei-Min LIU
;
Xiang-Lin XU
;
Su-E XIONG
Author Information
1. 西安交通大学医学院附属第一医院
- Keywords:
Adolescent: Blood pressure;
Risk factor
- From:
Chinese Journal of Cardiology
2008;36(3):229-231
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective Essential hypertension may begin at childhood.The aim of this study is to identify the risk factors of hypertension and detect the evolvement tracking of blood pressure in childhood.Methods In this study,we followed up blood pressure changes in 4623 school children(6-15 years-old) from 1987 to 2005 in Hanzhong rural area.A total of 152 children were grouped to higher blood pressure group[systolic blood pressure(PSBP)≥75th(P75)]and 140 children grouped to normal blood pressure group[PSBP＜50th(P50)]and their blood pressure were re-measure 18-years later. Results The total follow-up rate was 70.2%.Follow-up blood pressure was significantly higher in higher blood pressure group at baseline than that in normal blood pressure group at baseline(P＜0.05).The hypertension rate at follow up was significantly higher in higher blood pressure group at baseline than that in normal blood pressure group at baseline(28.0% vs.4.1%,P＜0.01).The risk for hypertension was 6.88 greater in higher blood pressure group at baseline than that in normal blood pressure group at baseline.Conclusions Higher blood pressure at childhood is a risk of developing hypertension at adulthood.
