Prevalence of Hypertension in Adolescents: Differences Between 2016 ESH and 2017 AAP Guidelines.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) published in 2017 new guidelines for the screening and management of hypertension in children containing different nomograms compared to the European guidelines, leading to a reclassification of blood pressure values, the consequences of which are still little investigated. The aim of our study was to evaluate the prevalence of high blood pressure values estimated with both the most recent American and European guidelines and to analyze the relationship of blood pressure increases with lifestyles and potentially risky behaviors in a school population in Western Sicily. Methods: On the occasion of the XV World Hypertension Day, blood pressure values of 1301 students aged between 13 and 18 were measured. Two questionnaires

SUBMITTER: Carollo C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11943055 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature