Key result
Adolescent hypertension linked to ~5.5-fold higher rate of adult cardiovascular and gestational complications.
Why the study?
Does high blood pressure in adolescence identified with a correct cuff size predict hypertension, cardiovascular, and gestational problems 29 years later?
Population
40 subjects aged 39 to 43 years old from an original 1982 sample, consisting of 20 subjects in a Risk Group…
Comparison
High blood pressure in adolescence identified… vs Subjects from the original 1982 sample with…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
29 years
Authors
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Supports risk stratification with accurate adolescent BP cuffs; leaves open causality and intervention effects in trials.
Cohort (n=40)
No
Does high blood pressure in adolescence identified with a correct cuff size predict hypertension, cardiovascular, and gestational problems 29 years later?
Absolute Event Rate: 55% vs 10%
p-value: p=0.02
Adolescent hypertension identified with a correctly sized blood pressure cuff is significantly associated with increased rates of hypertension, cardiovascular events, and gestational problems 29 years later.
Silva et al. (2014) conducted a cohort in Hypertension (n=40). High blood pressure in adolescence vs. Normal blood pressure in adolescence was evaluated on Rates of hypertension, cardiovascular and gestational problems (p=0.02). Adolescent high blood pressure identified with correct cuff size was associated with a 55.0% rate of cardiovascular and gestational problems after 29 years, compared to 10.0% in normotensive peers.
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