Evidence to Support Universal Blood Pressure Screening in School‐Based Clinical Settings

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Most pediatric elevated blood pressure (BP) remains undiagnosed. The American Academy of Pediatrics states “there is limited evidence to support school‐based measurement of children's BP.” We explored the utility school‐based BP screening. METHODS A cross‐sectional sample of...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of school health 2020-06, Vol.90 (6), p.474-481
Hauptverfasser: Silberstein, Juliet, Gwynn, Lisa, Mathew, M. Sunil, Arheart, Kristopher L., Messiah, Sarah E.
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Zusammenfassung:ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Most pediatric elevated blood pressure (BP) remains undiagnosed. The American Academy of Pediatrics states “there is limited evidence to support school‐based measurement of children's BP.” We explored the utility school‐based BP screening. METHODS A cross‐sectional sample of 4096 students ages 6 to 17 from Title 1 Miami‐Dade Public Schools (50% female, 71% non‐Hispanic black, 26% Hispanic) had their systolic/diastolic BP (SBP/DBP) and body mass index (BMI) collected over the 2016 to 2017 or 2017 to 2018 school years. Relative risks (RRs) ratios were calculated to estimate normal/elevated SBP/DBP by BMI percentile, ethnicity, and sex. RESULTS Overall, 26.4% had at least one elevated BP measurement, of which 59% were not obese. RR for obese status was significant for all categories of elevated BP (RRs > 1.88, p 
ISSN:0022-4391
1746-1561
DOI:10.1111/josh.12893