Associations of parental reproductive age and elevated blood pressure in offspring: An observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Increased parental reproductive age has been a social trend around the world, and elevated blood pressure in children leads to an approximately two-fold increased risk of hypertension in adulthood. Aim of this study is to assess the associations of parental reproductive age with the risk of elevated blood pressure in offspring, and to explore the influence of offspring lifestyle on the associations.

Methods

Data was obtained from a national school program conducted in 7 Chinese provinces, and the final sample was 39,190 students aged 7-18 years. Anthropometric measurements and questionnaires were designed to collect data of children blood pressure and information respectively.

Results

In this study, 26.7% of children were defined as elevated blood pressure.

SUBMITTER: Deng R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10098010 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature