What is the prevalence of prehypertension and hypertension in children in a community-based pediatric practice?
The prevalence of hypertension in children in community-based settings may be lower than previously estimated from school-based studies.
The prevalence of hypertension in this community-based study is lower than previously reported from school-based studies. With the size and diversity of this cohort, these results suggest the prevalence of hypertension in children may actually be lower than previously reported.
Lo et al. (Tue,) studied this question.