Key result
Childhood blood pressure demonstrated strong tracking into late adolescence, with a systolic blood pressure tracking index tau of 0.875 (95% CI 0.803-0.947) in males and 0.900 in females.
Cohort (n=219)
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Effect estimate: tau 0.875 (95% CI 0.803-0.947)
Blood pressure shows strong tracking from childhood to late adolescence in Korean children, suggesting early BP levels predict future BP.
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Supports early BP monitoring in children; leaves open whether interventions alter tracking trajectories.
Suh et al. (1999) conducted a cohort in Blood pressure tracking (n=219). Childhood blood pressure was evaluated on McMahan's tracking index tau for systolic blood pressure in males (tau 0.875, 95% CI 0.803-0.947). Childhood blood pressure demonstrated strong tracking into late adolescence, with a systolic blood pressure tracking index tau of 0.875 (95% CI 0.803-0.947) in males and 0.900 in females.
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