Key result
Blood pressure tracking was strongly evident during pre-teen years, with a systolic tracking index (tau) of 0.877 in males and 0.792 in females.
Why the study?
Does blood pressure track over time in Korean schoolchildren from age 6 to 11?
Population
304 Korean school children followed from age 6 to 11
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
5 years
Authors
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May support early BP monitoring in children; extends tracking data to Korean pre-teens but remains hypothesis-generating.
Cohort (n=304)
Does blood pressure track over time in Korean schoolchildren from age 6 to 11?
Blood pressure shows strong tracking during pre-teen years in Korean schoolchildren, suggesting early identification of blood pressure trends is possible.
Suh et al. (1994) conducted a cohort in Blood pressure tracking (n=304). Age (6 to 11 years) was evaluated on McMahan's tracking index (tau) for blood pressure. Blood pressure tracking was strongly evident during pre-teen years, with a systolic tracking index (tau) of 0.877 in males and 0.792 in females.
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