January 1, 1985International Journal of Epidemiology
The Natural History of Blood Pressure in Childhood
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Population
596 Dutch children, aged 5-19 years at first examination. 386 (65%) had at least five consecutive annual blood pressure measurements.
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Outcome
Stability of a child's position in the blood pressure distribution ('tracking') over timesurrogate
There is a moderate degree of blood pressure tracking in childhood, implying it is impossible to detect future hypertensives early in life by measurement of blood pressure only.
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Implication
Moderate childhood BP tracking precludes reliable early hypertension detection from single measures; leaves open whether serial assessments improve prediction.
Cite This Study
Hofman et al. (1985) studied this question.