Incidence and correlates of high blood pressure from childhood to adulthood: the Birth to Twenty study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is growing evidence from high-income countries suggesting that hypertension developed in childhood and adolescence persists into adulthood. The objective of this study was to investigate the incidence and risk factors of high blood pressure (BP) in urban black children.

Methods

We used data from the Birth to Twenty (BT20+) cohort in Johannesburg, South Africa constituting of children born in 1990 and who had their growth, development and blood pressure measured at six follow-up periods over the course of 13 years. High BP was classified as at least 95th percentile for age, sex and height. Incidence rate of high BP was calculated using survival analysis and risk factors were determined by use of Cox proportional hazard regression.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Meer R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8728753 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature