Tracking of blood pressure, height, weight and left ventricular muscle volume in children. The Shimane heart study.

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Why the study?

Does systolic blood pressure track over time in children and is it associated with body mass and left ventricular muscle volume?

Population

487 Japanese children (252 in cohort 1 studied at ages 6 and 9; 235 in cohort 2 studied at ages 9 and 12)

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

3 years

Authors

Discussion

SBP tracking from childhood associates with larger LV mass in boys; leaves open whether early monitoring alters long-term CV risk.

Does systolic blood pressure track over time in children and is it associated with body mass and left ventricular muscle volume?

Population

487 Japanese children (252 in cohort 1 studied at ages 6 and 9; 235 in cohort 2 studied at ages 9 and 12)

Outcome

Tracking of systolic blood pressure (SBP) over a 3-year interval and its relationship with body mass and left ventricular muscle volumesurrogate

Nishio et al. (1986) studied this question.

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