What question did this study set out to answer?

To determine the degree of blood pressure tracking and evaluate whether childhood blood pressure measurements reliably predict elevated levels five years later.

January 1, 1986Clinical and Experimental Hypertension

Change of Blood Pressure Over Five Years in Childhood and Adolescence

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Why the study?

Does blood pressure tracking over five years in childhood and adolescence reliably predict future hypertension?

Population

2,777 boys and girls aged 4-18 years

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

5 years

Authors

JAJean-Luc André JDJ Deschamps JPJ.C. Petit

Discussion

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Overview

Weak childhood BP tracking cautions against overinterpreting single measurements; leaves open whether repeated monitoring improves hypertension prediction.

Key Points

To determine the degree of blood pressure tracking and evaluate whether childhood blood pressure measurements reliably predict elevated levels five years later.
Assessed blood pressure across a five-year interval in 2,777 boys and girls aged 4 to 18 years.
Converted blood pressure measurements into height- and sex-adjusted standard deviation unit scores to evaluate tracking and stability.
Systolic blood pressure scores showed low five-year correlations (r = 0.19 in boys, r = 0.15 in girls), which were lower than raw blood pressure correlations (0.33 and 0.23), weight (0.82 and 0.75), and height (0.87 and 0.80).
Only 14% of boys and 8% of girls with baseline systolic blood pressure above the 95th percentile remained above the 95th percentile after five years, with even lower persistence observed for diastolic blood pressure.

Structured PICO

Does blood pressure tracking over five years in childhood and adolescence reliably predict future hypertension?

Population

2,777 boys and girls aged 4-18 years

Outcome

Change in blood pressure values over a five-year intervalsurrogate

Blood pressure tracking from childhood to adolescence is weak, suggesting early BP measurements are poor predictors of future hypertension and do not justify aggressive preventive measures beyond lifestyle advice.

Cite This Study

André et al. (1986) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a71f099a528af2d65c4413a https://doi.org/10.3109/10641968609046569

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January 1, 1986Clinical and Experimental Hypertension

Change of Blood Pressure Over Five Years in Childhood and Adolescence

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Why the study?

Does blood pressure tracking over five years in childhood and adolescence reliably predict future hypertension?

Population

2,777 boys and girls aged 4-18 years

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

5 years

Authors

JAJean-Luc André JDJ Deschamps JPJ.C. Petit

Discussion

Member takes

Overview

Weak childhood BP tracking cautions against overinterpreting single measurements; leaves open whether repeated monitoring improves hypertension prediction.

Key Points

To determine the degree of blood pressure tracking and evaluate whether childhood blood pressure measurements reliably predict elevated levels five years later.
Assessed blood pressure across a five-year interval in 2,777 boys and girls aged 4 to 18 years.
Converted blood pressure measurements into height- and sex-adjusted standard deviation unit scores to evaluate tracking and stability.
Systolic blood pressure scores showed low five-year correlations (r = 0.19 in boys, r = 0.15 in girls), which were lower than raw blood pressure correlations (0.33 and 0.23), weight (0.82 and 0.75), and height (0.87 and 0.80).
Only 14% of boys and 8% of girls with baseline systolic blood pressure above the 95th percentile remained above the 95th percentile after five years, with even lower persistence observed for diastolic blood pressure.

Structured PICO

Does blood pressure tracking over five years in childhood and adolescence reliably predict future hypertension?

Population

2,777 boys and girls aged 4-18 years

Outcome

Change in blood pressure values over a five-year intervalsurrogate

Cite This Study

André et al. (1986) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a71f099a528af2d65c4413a https://doi.org/10.3109/10641968609046569

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