Why the study?
Does pubertal hypertension predict the risk of adult hypertension more strongly than pre-pubertal hypertension?
Population
412 adults from the 'Beijing children and adolescents blood pressure study' cohort, with baseline…
Comparison
Hypertension during puberty vs Hypertension before puberty
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
18 years (1987 to 2005)
Authors
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Pubertal hypertension more strongly associated with adult hypertension; hypothesis-generating for timing-specific screening, needs prospective validation.
Does pubertal hypertension predict the risk of adult hypertension more strongly than pre-pubertal hypertension?
Hypertension during puberty is a much stronger predictor of adult hypertension than pre-pubertal hypertension, highlighting the importance of blood pressure monitoring during puberty.
Liang et al. (2011) studied this question.
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