Why the study?
Childhood elevated blood pressure strongly predicts adult hypertension and long-term cardiovascular damage, but its epidemiological characteristics in middle and high school students required characterization.
Population
17 791 middle and high school students aged 12-17 years in Jiangsu Province
Design
Cross-sectional study
Authors
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Indicates substantial adolescent BP burden; hypothesis-generating for BMI- and puberty-targeted prevention.
There is a relatively high prevalence of elevated blood pressure among adolescents aged 12-17 in Jiangsu Province, with BMI, obesity/overweight, and menarche/first spermatorrhoea identified as risk factors.
Zhang et al. (2019) studied this question.
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