Association of Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea With Elevated Blood Pressure and Orthostatic Hypertension in Adolescence.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Although pediatric guidelines have delineated updated thresholds for elevated blood pressure (eBP) in youth and adult guidelines have recognized obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as an established risk factor for eBP, the relative association of pediatric OSA with adolescent eBP remains unexplored.

Objective

To assess the association of pediatric OSA with eBP and its orthostatic reactivity in adolescence.

Design, setting, and participants

At baseline of this population-based cohort study (Penn State Child Cohort) in 2000-2005, a random sample of 700 children aged 5 to 12 years from the general population was studied. A total of 421 participants (60.1%) were followed up in 2010-2013 after 7.4 years as adolescents (ages, 12-23 years). Data analyses were conducted

SUBMITTER: Fernandez-Mendoza J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8223141 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature