Pediatric hypertension screening and recognition in primary care clinics in Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Screening for hypertension in children is recommended by pediatric consensus guidelines. However, current practice is unknown. We evaluated rates of blood pressure assessment and hypertension recognition in primary care.

Methods

This retrospective cohort study evaluated electronic medical record data from the Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network between 2011 and 2017. Children aged 3 to <18 years with at least one clinical encounter were included. Screening, follow-up, and hypertension recognition rates were evaluated. Descriptive statistics and multivariate logistical regression were used to determine patient and provider characteristics associated with increased screening and recognition of pediatric hypertension.

Results

Among 378,002 chil

SUBMITTER: Ding L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9113853 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature