Increased prevalence of hypertensive-level blood pressure using the American Academy of Pediatrics 2017 guidelines: a cross-sectional study in a primary school in Thailand.

CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of hypertensive-level BP in children was increased using the 2017 guidelines. Children with hypertensive-level BP using the 2017 AAP guidelines but not the 2004 AAP guidelines had greater BMI Z-scores and a greater proportion were obese than the in the normotensive children. Body mass index was the only independent factor associated with hypertensive-level BP. ABBREVIATIONS: AAP: American Academy of Pediatrics; BMI: body mass index; BP: blood pressure; cm: centimeter; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; HT: hypertension; kg: kilograms; m: meter; NHANES: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; ROC: receiver operating characteristic curve; SBP: systolic blood pressure; SBPHR: systolic blood pressure-to-height ratio; SD: standard deviation; WC: waist circumference; WHR: waist-to-height ratio. PMID: 31038015 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Paediatrics and international child health - Category: Pediatrics Tags: Paediatr Int Child Health Source Type: research