Environments affect blood pressure in toddlers: The Japan Environment and Children's Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The primary objective of this study was to examine risk factors for toddler's hypertension.

Methods

Subjects of this study were children and parents participating in a national birth cohort study in Japan, the Japan Environment and Children's Study. We measured the children's blood pressure (BP) at 2 and 4 years old. We obtained children's and parents' backgrounds from the questionnaire. We investigated the factors that affect BP elevation.

Results

Within 4988 participants, the mean systolic BP at 2 years old was 91.2 mmHg for boys and 90.0 mmHg for girls. The mean systolic BP at 4 years old was 93.8 mmHg for boys and 93.1 mmHg for girls. Parental smoking was associated with elevated values of BP at 2 and 4 years old. Obesity, gestational hypertension, and

SUBMITTER: Kanamori K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10798899 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature