Childhood Blood Pressure Trends and Risk Factors for High Blood Pressure

Childhood Blood Pressure Trends and Risk Factors for High Blood Pressure: The NHANES Experience 1988-2008.

The obesity epidemic in children makes it plausible that prevalence rates of elevated blood pressure (BP) are increasing over time. Yet, previous literature is inconsistent because of small sample sizes. Also, it is unclear whether adjusting for risk factors can explain longitudinal trends in prevalence of elevated BP. Thus, we analyzed a population-based sample of 3248 children in National Hea...

Childhood blood pressure: trends and future tracks.

C ardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide and represents an increasing burden to healthcare systems. 1 Among the modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular disease, hypertension (HTN) is the most important, attributable not only to its high prevalence, but also to its impact on accelerated atherosclerosis. Although most of the adverse outcomes occur in adulthood, HTN is a ...

High blood pressure in school children: prevalence and risk factors

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of high blood pressure (HBP) and associated risk factors in school children 8 to 13 years of age. METHODS Elementary school children (n = 1,066) were examined. Associations between HBP, body mass index (BMI), gender, ethnicity, and acanthosis nigricans (AN) were investigated using a school based cross-sectional study. Blood ...

High blood pressure, smoking and cardiovascular risk.

High blood pressure, alcohol and cardiovascular risk.

More than 50 prospective population or cross-sectional studies have established a close association between regular alcohol consumption and high blood pressure (BP), consistently showing a linear dose-response relationship starting with a consumption threshold of 3 drinks per day (30 g of ethanol) (1-2). However, men who consume 1-2 drinks per day and women who drink half of this amount do not ...