Comparative analysis of adolescent hypertension definitions for predicting early adulthood carotid artery intima-media thickness: Tehran lipid and glucose study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Definitions of childhood and adolescent hypertension (HTN) do not precisely elucidate the relationship between HTN and cardiovascular outcomes. Carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT), as a substitute for cardiovascular outcomes, enables the early identification of cardiovascular events throughout early adulthood.

Purpose

This study aimed to compare the ability of childhood HTN definitions to predict a high CIMT in early adulthood.

Methods

This prospective cohort study included 921 individuals aged 10-17 years from the Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study. The CIMT was measured after 18 years of follow-up. Participants were categorized into normal blood pressure (BP), high-normal BP, HTN stage 1, and HTN stage 2 groups based on the childhood HTN definitions of the

SUBMITTER: Barzin M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11621732 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature