Dynamic prediction of childhood high blood pressure in a population-based birth cohort: a model development study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To develop a dynamic prediction model for high blood pressure at the age of 9-10 years that could be applied at any age between birth and the age of 6 years in community-based child healthcare.

Design, setting and participants

Data were used from 5359 children in a population-based prospective cohort study in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Outcome measure

High blood pressure was defined as systolic and/or diastolic blood pressure ≥95th percentile for gender, age and height. Using multivariable pooled logistic regression, the predictive value of characteristics at birth, and of longitudinal information on the body mass index (BMI) of the child until the age of 6 years, was assessed. Internal validation was performed using bootstrapping.

Results

227 child

SUBMITTER: Hamoen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6252684 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature