Population
2,946 children aged 4-14 years from Fanshan county, Beijing, China
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
6 years
Authors
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Caution against labeling hypertension from single childhood BP readings; confirms weak tracking and leaves open better risk predictors.
Blood pressure in children increases with age and shows weak to moderate tracking over time, with correlations to weight, pulse rate, glucose, and HDL-C.
Li et al. (1995) studied this question.
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