Pediatric Hypertension

Elevated blood pressure is defined as blood pressure in the 90th percentile or higher for age, height, and sex in children younger than 13 years, while hypertension is defined as blood pressure in the 95th percentile or above. Obesity has become an increasingly important medical problem in children and adolescents. Primary hypertension is detectable in children and adolescents and, as in adults, is associated with a positive family history of hypertension, obesity, and life-style factors. Among children and adolescents with primary hypertension; the presence of obesity was associated with marked LVH. Most childhood hypertension, particularly in preadolescents, is secondary to an underlying disorder.

  • stroke statistics
  • abnormal blood pressure
  • obesity epidemic

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