Key result
A review of epidemiologic evidence found little direct evidence that blood pressure has increased in children over the past few decades despite the concomitant epidemic of pediatric overweight.
Why the study?
Has blood pressure increased in children in response to the obesity epidemic?
Population
Children
Design
Review
Authors
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Pediatric BP trends remain uncertain amid obesity epidemic; leaves open causal links, requiring standardized longitudinal studies.
Has blood pressure increased in children in response to the obesity epidemic?
Current evidence does not definitively show an increase in pediatric blood pressure trends despite the obesity epidemic, highlighting the need for standardized longitudinal studies.
Chioléro et al. (2007) conducted a review in Elevated blood pressure and overweight. A review of epidemiologic evidence found little direct evidence that blood pressure has increased in children over the past few decades despite the concomitant epidemic of pediatric overweight.
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