Key result
Systolic blood pressure tracked well during childhood and adolescence, with the degree of tracking increasing after the age of 12 years in both sexes.
Population
463 Japanese children living in Izumo, examined every 3 years from 6 to 12 years of age in cohort 1, and…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
6 years (examined every 3 years)
Authors
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Supports intensified SBP monitoring after age 12; extends tracking data but remains hypothesis-generating for adult risk prediction.
Cohort (n=463)
No
Systolic blood pressure tracking is quantifiable using a tracking index and shows increased tracking after age 12 in both sexes.
Nishio et al. (1989) conducted a cohort in Blood pressure tracking (n=463). Age and time was evaluated on Blood pressure tracking index. Systolic blood pressure tracked well during childhood and adolescence, with the degree of tracking increasing after the age of 12 years in both sexes.
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