Hypertension and prehypertension are frequently undiagnosed in children, though diagnosis is more likely with increasing age, height, obesity, and severity of blood pressure abnormalities.
Hypertension and prehypertension were frequently undiagnosed in this pediatric population. Patient age, height, obesity-related diagnoses, and magnitude and frequency of abnormal blood pressure readings all increased the odds of diagnosis.
Hansen et al. (Tue,) studied this question.