Why the study?
Does parental hypertension predict blood pressure trajectories in offspring from childhood to young adulthood?
Does parental hypertension predict blood pressure trajectories in offspring from childhood to young adulthood?
Paternal hypertension is a significant independent predictor of higher systolic blood pressure and its more rapid increase in offspring from childhood to young adulthood.
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Paternal hypertension may flag children for closer BP monitoring; leaves open whether early intervention alters trajectories or outcomes.
Burke et al. (1998) studied this question.
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