Moderators of blood pressure development from childhood to adulthood: A 10-year longitudinal study

Moderators of blood pressure development from childhood to adulthood: A 10-year longitudinal study

Objective: To examine the effect of ethnicity on the development of blood pressure (BP) from childhood into early adulthood within the context of height, sex, adiposity, and socioeconomic status (SES). Study design: Individual growth curves of systolic BP (SBP) and diastolic BP (DBP) were created fo...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of pediatrics 2002-12, Vol.141 (6), p.770-779
Hauptverfasser: Dekkers, J.Caroline, Snieder, Harold, van den Oord, Edwin J.C.G., Treiber, Frank A.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Adult
African Continental Ancestry Group
Biological and medical sciences
Blood Pressure - physiology
Body Mass Index
Child
Child, Preschool
Ethnic Groups
European Continental Ancestry Group
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Growth
Hemodynamics. Rheology
Humans
Hypertension - ethnology
Hypertension - prevention & control
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Risk Factors
Time Factors
Vertebrates: cardiovascular system
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Zusammenfassung:Objective: To examine the effect of ethnicity on the development of blood pressure (BP) from childhood into early adulthood within the context of height, sex, adiposity, and socioeconomic status (SES). Study design: Individual growth curves of systolic BP (SBP) and diastolic BP (DBP) were created for 745 black and white male and female youths, with annual assessments over a 10-year period (age range, 4.9-27.5 years). Results: Blacks had higher SBP levels (P
ISSN:0022-3476
1097-6833
DOI:10.1067/mpd.2002.128113