Blood Pressure Trajectory From Birth to Preschool and School Age in the ENVIRONAGE Birth Cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Blood pressure (BP) is a crucial modifiable risk factor associated with cardiovascular disease in adulthood. The modifiable impact of BP may begin from birth and operate across the whole life span. However, no up-to-date studies have tracked BP from birth onward.

Objective

To explore BP trajectory in childhood and evaluate whether the risk of hypertension later in childhood is associated with BP at birth and in early childhood.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study evaluated data from the Belgian ENVIRONAGE birth cohort study with longitudinal follow-up visits in children aged 4 to 6 years (first follow-up [FU1]) and aged 9 to 11 years (second follow-up [FU2]). The study was initiated February 2, 2010, and data were collected and analyzed unti

SUBMITTER: Yu YL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12801087 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature