What does this research mean for the field?

In children, age is a factor independent of height and weight that affects blood pressure levels, necessitating the consideration of both age and body size during clinical evaluations. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

The study aims to explore the relationship between blood pressure levels, age, and body size in children.

June 1, 1985PEDIATRICS

Assessing Children's Blood Pressure—Considerations of Age and Body Size: The Muscatine Study

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Why the study?

How do age and body size relate to blood pressure levels in children?

Population

4,207 children, aged 5 to 18 years, examined in the schools of Muscatine, Iowa

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

RLRonald M. LauerBoston University TBTrudy L. BurnsPreventive Cardiology WCWilliam R. ClarkeChildren's Hospital of Wisconsin

Discussion

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Implication

May support considering height alongside age for pediatric BP assessment; hypothesis-generating without prospective outcome data.

Key Points

The study aims to explore the relationship between blood pressure levels, age, and body size in children.
Assessed blood pressure in 4,207 children aged 5-18 in Muscatine, Iowa.
Compared age-sex-specific and height-sex-specific quintiles of systolic blood pressure.
Evaluated relationships between blood pressure, obesity, height, and age.
69.9% of systolic blood pressure quintiles were identical across age and height categories.
High blood pressure for age was linked to higher obesity rates.
High blood pressure for height, but not age, was associated with being short for age.

Structured PICO

How do age and body size relate to blood pressure levels in children?

Population

4,207 children, aged 5 to 18 years, examined in the schools of Muscatine, Iowa

Outcome

Relationship between systolic blood pressure quintiles (age-sex-specific vs height-sex-specific) and body size/agesurrogate

Age and body size independently affect blood pressure levels in childhood, highlighting the need to consider both when evaluating pediatric blood pressure.

Cite This Study

Lauer et al. (1985) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1bb0e10a1f7575939cc12c https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.75.6.1081

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June 1, 1985PEDIATRICS

Assessing Children's Blood Pressure—Considerations of Age and Body Size: The Muscatine Study

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Why the study?

How do age and body size relate to blood pressure levels in children?

Population

4,207 children, aged 5 to 18 years, examined in the schools of Muscatine, Iowa

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

RLRonald M. LauerBoston University TBTrudy L. BurnsPreventive Cardiology WCWilliam R. ClarkeChildren's Hospital of Wisconsin

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

May support considering height alongside age for pediatric BP assessment; hypothesis-generating without prospective outcome data.

Key Points

The study aims to explore the relationship between blood pressure levels, age, and body size in children.
Assessed blood pressure in 4,207 children aged 5-18 in Muscatine, Iowa.
Compared age-sex-specific and height-sex-specific quintiles of systolic blood pressure.
Evaluated relationships between blood pressure, obesity, height, and age.
69.9% of systolic blood pressure quintiles were identical across age and height categories.
High blood pressure for age was linked to higher obesity rates.
High blood pressure for height, but not age, was associated with being short for age.

Structured PICO

How do age and body size relate to blood pressure levels in children?

Population

4,207 children, aged 5 to 18 years, examined in the schools of Muscatine, Iowa

Outcome

Relationship between systolic blood pressure quintiles (age-sex-specific vs height-sex-specific) and body size/agesurrogate

Age and body size independently affect blood pressure levels in childhood, highlighting the need to consider both when evaluating pediatric blood pressure.

Cite This Study

Lauer et al. (1985) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1bb0e10a1f7575939cc12c https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.75.6.1081

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