Pediatric hypertension

Benenson, Irina; Waldron, Frederick A; Porter, Sallie

doi:10.1097/01.npr.0000660332.31690.68

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“…Values of systolic and/or diastolic blood pressure ≥90 th percentiles, which were previously considered to be prehypertensive, are now considered to be high values. 2 Several factors influence blood pressure levels in babies, such as type of delivery, sex and birth weight. 11,13 However, in the present study, the type of delivery did not influence blood pressure levels within the first 24 hours after birth and at 12 months of age.…”

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“…1 Although defining normal blood pressure (BP) during childhood is a challenge, monitoring BP during the neonatal period is an important strategy to assess cardiovascular function. [1][2][3] Adequate monitoring allows BP classification and provides information to define cardiovascular prognosis and risk factors for deleterious effects in early childhood, such as diabetes, dyslipidemia, and target organ damage. 3,4 Children with high BP are 2.1-fold more likely to develop hypertension in adulthood when compared to children with normal BP.…”

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Trajectory of Systemic Blood Pressure in Early Life: A Cohort Study

Holanda,

Cruz,

Xavier

et al. 2023

Global Pediatric Health

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Objective. To track the BP (blood pressure) trajectory of healthy infants during the first year of life of healthy infants born in Northeast Brazil. Methods. In this cohort study, BP was assessed by oscillometry at the first 24 hours of life and 12 months of age. Results. Systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) increased with age ( P < .001) and were not influenced by gender (SBP: P = .178 and DBP: P = .623) or type of delivery (SBP: P = .827 and DBP: P = .106), when compared between the first 24 hours of life and 12 months of age. Conclusion. The data from the present study increased knowledge about the trajectory of BP during the first year of life. The increase in BP between the first month and the first year of life was not influenced by gender or type of delivery.

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Trajectory of Systemic Blood Pressure in Early Life: A Cohort Study

Holanda,

Cruz,

Xavier

et al. 2023

Global Pediatric Health

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“…However, risk factors for developing childhood hypertension are still not well defined. Some risk factors were age, gender, body size, socioeconomic status, family history of hypertension, changes in dietary habits, sedentary lifestyle, dietary sodium intake, and increased stress [16][17][18][19][20][21][22]. Obese children are always at higher risk of being hypertensive [23][24][25].…”

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Prevalence and associated factors of pediatric hypertension in Jazan region, south of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A pilot cross-sectional study

El-Setouhy,

Safhi,

Dallak

et al. 2023

PLoS ONE

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Hypertension (HTN) is a primary global health concern. Moreover, according to the 2010 Global Burden of Disease, hypertension accounted for roughly a quarter of cardiovascular disease fatalities and 1.9 percent of all deaths in Saudi Arabia in 2010. Also, hypertension is a significant risk factor for cardiovascular disease, morbidity, and mortality. However, assessing blood pressure (BP) and preventing hypertension among children and adolescents has become a global priority. This study aims to determine the prevalence of hypertension among children in the Jazan region of Saudi Arabia. Also, to determine the common risk factors associated with pediatric hypertension. We conducted this cross-sectional study among boys and girls aged 6–14 years visiting Al-Rashid Mall, one of the two main malls in Jazan city, the capital of Jazan region, Saudi Arabia, between November 2021 and January 2022. We included children willing to participate in the study after obtaining their parents’ consent and children’s assent. We used a standardized questionnaire to interview the parents to collect the children’s data. We also measured the children’s resting BP. Then we classified the measurements according to the updated International Pediatric Hypertension Association (IPHA) chart. We also measured the height and weight of the children and calculated their BMI. We used SPSS version 25 for the data entry and analysis. Our results showed that the prevalence of hypertension and prehypertension was insignificantly higher in females (11.84% and 12.65%) compared to males (11.52% and 11.52%), respectively. Our participants’ main associated factors with prehypertension and hypertension were overweight, obesity, and family income. Pediatric hypertension and prehypertension were highly prevalent in Jazan region. Therefore, being overweight and obese should be considered risk factors for pediatric hypertension. Our study emphasizes the need for early intervention to prevent pediatric HTN, particularly among overweight and obese children.

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“…[2] Thus, the present study highlights the need for more consistent assessments of the prevalence of AH in black children and adolescents, due to the high prevalence among adults of this race-color, especially in quilombola settlements. [2,3,5,6] Quilombola communities are groups distinguished by their self-definition of an ethnic and racial identity, composed mainly of black descendants of the African people who had been enslaved, but who escaped and organized themselves to resist the slavery system in Brazil. [12,13] Quilombos are generally located in geographically remote areas, without basic sanitation; face difficulties in accessing education and health; and have low education, high unemployment, and low family income.…”

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“…The interest in AH in children and adolescents, as an object of scientific investigation, only began to increase in the second half of the 1980s, when several authors started to draw attention to its growing trend in this population group, particularly when the patient had not presented any pre-existing underlying conditions, when it was primary or essential hypertension, [ 2 - 4 ] especially in the age group of 6 to 19 years. [ 5 ] Knowledge of this situation is relevant, not only because of the consequent negative repercussions of this disease on the health and quality of life of affected people, but also because it represents a predictor of AH in adulthood and, more importantly, because of the possibility of the early adoption of prevention and control measures.…”

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Hypertension in Quilombola children and adolescents

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To determine the prevalence of prehypertension (PH) and hypertension (AH) in quilombola children and adolescents, as well as to analyze sociodemographic, behavioral, and health characteristics.Prevalence study conducted in random samples of quilombola children and adolescents from 06 to 19 years of age, in remaining quilombo communities in Cachoeira-Bahia. Identification, sociodemographic, behavioral, anthropometric, and blood pressure (BP) data were used. Descriptive analyses of the variables of interest were performed based on absolute (N) and included frequencies (percentage, prevalence). Pearson's Chi-square (x2) and Fisher Exact tests determined possible differences.Of the 668 participants, 54.3% were children, 51.2% were male, and 29.4% presented alterations in BP. PH and AH were found in 12.7% and 14.3% of the children, respectively; for adolescents, these values were 12.5% and 15.4%, respectively. No statistically significant difference was found between the prevalence of AH in the 2 population groups, nor between the PH measurements. Most families reported a low socioeconomic status. Among children, 6.6% were underweight, 14.6% were overweight, 10.7% were obese, 12.7% presented a Waist-to-Height Ratio (WHtR) > 0.5; 70.1% were inactive and 88.4% had a sedentary lifestyle; 5.6% of the adolescents were underweight, 12.8% were overweight, 9.2% were obese, 11.5% presented a WHtR > 0.5; 78% were inactive and 92.1% had a sedentary lifestyle. Normotensive children and adolescents, and those with alterations in BP differed only in terms of the Body Mass Index (P = .007) and WHtR (P < .001). The consumption of unhealthy foods was high.The high prevalence of PH and AH, as well as of exposure to potential risk factors for AH in quilombola children and adolescents, reveals a worrisome situation, and demands further studies to identify risk factors for this disease and the need for interventions beyond the health sector, especially as regards disease prevention and control in the early stages of life, aiming to reduce its prevalence as adults.Abbreviations: AH = arterial hypertension, BMI = body mass index, BP = blood pressure, PH = prehypertension, WHtR = waist to height ratio.

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Pediatric hypertension

Cited by 8 publications

References 18 publications

Trajectory of Systemic Blood Pressure in Early Life: A Cohort Study

Trajectory of Systemic Blood Pressure in Early Life: A Cohort Study

Prevalence and associated factors of pediatric hypertension in Jazan region, south of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A pilot cross-sectional study

Hypertension in Quilombola children and adolescents

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