Blood pressure and resting heart rate in 3-17-year-olds in Germany in 2003-2006 and 2014-2017.

ABSTRACT: To track blood pressure (BP) and resting heart rate (RHR) in children and adolescents is important due to its associations with cardiovascular outcomes in the adulthood. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine BP and RHR over a decade among children and adolescents living in Germany using national examination data. Cross-sectional data from 3- to 17-year-old national survey participants (KiGGS 2003-06, n = 14,701; KiGGS 2014-17, n = 3509) including standardized oscillometric BP and RHR were used for age- and sex-standardized analysis. Measurement protocols were identical with the exception of the cuff selection rule, which was accounted for in the analyses. Different BP and RHR trends were observed according to age-groups. In 3- to 6-year-olds adjusted mean SBP and DBP were signifi

SUBMITTER: Sarganas G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9225953 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature