Trends in Elevated Blood Pressure Among US Children and Adolescents: 1999-2012.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The prevalence of elevated blood pressure (BP) has been reported to increase significantly among the US children and adolescents from 1988-1994 to 1999-2008. We aimed to examine the recent trends in BP levels and prevalence of elevated BP, as well as related influencing factors among US children and adolescents.

Methods

Data of National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999-2012 were combined into 3 time periods (1999-2002, 2003-2008, and 2009-2012) for the analysis. A total of 14,270 US children and adolescents aged 8-17 years were included in the current analysis. The sex-, age-, and height-BP standards recommended by the US Fourth Report were used to define high BP and elevated BP (including pre-HBP and HBP).

Results

Mean systolic BP (SBP

SUBMITTER: Xi B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4900148 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature