Home Blood Pressure Monitoring Among Adolescents and Young Adults, NHANES 2009-2014.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Among middle-aged and older adults, home blood pressure (BP) monitoring (HBPM) is a tool for both diagnosis and management of hypertension. Pediatric guidelines recommend HBPM as an adjunct to office BP measurement among children and adolescents with hypertension. Little is known about the prevalence and frequency of HBPM in the United States among youth with hypertension, and what factors are associated with HBPM use.

Methods

We examined data from NHANES (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey) 2009-2014 cycles to determine HBPM use in adolescents (16 to <20 years) and young adults (20 to <25 years), n = 2,919. HBPM frequency was defined as none, less than once a month, or at least monthly. Using multivariable logistic regression, we assessed the associ

SUBMITTER: Byfield RL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12550363 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature