A new index to simplify the screening of hypertension in overweight or obese youth

Hypertension (HTH) is a frequent complication in pediatric obesity. To simplify the screening of HTH in overweight/obese (Ow/Ob) youth, we compared the performance of a new index (High Blood Pressure index, HBPi) with respect to the standard criteria of the IV Report [systolic BP (SBP) and/or diastolic BP (DBP) ≥95th percentile for age, gender and height]. We also compared the performance of HBPi with other simplified indices such as the BP/height ratio and the absolute height-specific BP thresholds.

Source: Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases : NMCD - June 30, 2017 Category: Nutrition Authors: P. Di Bonito, G. Valerio, L. Pacifico, C. Chiesa, C. Invitti, A. Morandi, C. Maffeis, M.R. Licenziati, M. Manco, E. Miraglia del Giudice, M.G. Baroni, S. Loche, G. Tornese, M. Tomat, G. de Simone, the CARITALY Study group Source Type: research