Association between higher blood pressure level in children and adult blood pressure: 17 years follow-up results.
- Author:
Jian-Jun MU
1
;
Zhi-Quan LIU
;
Jun YANG
;
Jie REN
;
Wei-Min LIU
;
Xiang-Lin XU
;
Su-E XIONG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Adolescent; Blood Pressure; physiology; Blood Pressure Determination; Child; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Hypertension; etiology; physiopathology; Risk Factors
- From: Chinese Journal of Cardiology 2008;36(3):229-231
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVEEssential 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.
METHODSIn 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 (P(SBP)) >or= 75(th) (P(75))] and 140 children grouped to normal blood pressure group [P(SBP) < 50(th) (P(50))] and their blood pressure were re-measure 18-years later.
RESULTSThe 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.
CONCLUSIONSHigher blood pressure at childhood is a risk of developing hypertension at adulthood.
