Elevated blood pressure in youth in pediatric weight management programs in the Pediatric Obesity Weight Evaluation Registry (POWER)

Elevated blood pressure in youth in pediatric weight management programs in the Pediatric Obesity Weight Evaluation Registry (POWER)

Blood pressure (BP) assessment and management are important aspects of care for youth with obesity. This study evaluates data of youth with obesity seeking care at 35 pediatric weight management (PWM) programs enrolled in the Pediatric Obesity Weight Evaluation Registry (POWER). Data obtained at a f...

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Veröffentlicht in:The journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) Conn.), 2022-02, Vol.24 (2), p.122-130
Hauptverfasser: Binns, Helen J., Joseph, Madeline, Ariza, Adolfo J., Cuda, Suzanne E., Skinner, Asheley C., Xu, Haolin, Tucker, Jared M., Hampl, Sarah E., Santos, Melissa, Mayo, Shawyntee, King, Eileen C., Kirk, Shelley
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Sprache:eng
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Adolescent
Age groups
Antihypertensives
Blood Pressure
Body Mass Index
Cardiovascular disease
Child
Child, Preschool
Children & youth
Children and Adolescents
Ethnicity
Female
Health insurance
Hispanic people
Hospitals
Humans
Hypertension
Hypertension - complications
Hypertension - epidemiology
hypertension, obesity, pediatric weight management, pediatrics
Male
Obesity
Original
Patients
Pediatric Obesity - epidemiology
Pediatrics
Registries
Regression analysis
Standard scores
Variables
Weight control
Weight Reduction Programs
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Zusammenfassung:Blood pressure (BP) assessment and management are important aspects of care for youth with obesity. This study evaluates data of youth with obesity seeking care at 35 pediatric weight management (PWM) programs enrolled in the Pediatric Obesity Weight Evaluation Registry (POWER). Data obtained at a first clinical visit for youth aged 3–17 years were evaluated to: (1) assess prevalence of BP above the normal range (high BP); and (2) identify characteristics associated with having high BP status. Weight status was evaluated using percentage of the 95th percentile for body mass index (%BMIp95); %BMIp95 was used to group youth by obesity class (class 1, 100% to 
ISSN:1524-6175
1751-7176
DOI:10.1111/jch.14423