Blood pressure and family history of hypertension in children from Santiago, Chile

Autor:	Aglony, Marlene, Arnaiz G, Pilar, Monica Acevedo, Barja Y, Salesa, Marquez U, Sonia, Guzman A, Beatriz, Berrios C, Ximena
Předmět:	Hypertension Infant Child C-reactive protein
Zdroj:	Web of Science Revista médica de Chile, Volume: 137, Issue: 1, Pages: 39-45, Published: JAN 2009
Popis:	Background: The prevalence of pediatric arterial hypertension (AHT) is approximately 1% to 2%. In the last tenyears, mean blood pressure levels (BP) have raised due to obesity and changes in lifestyles. Family history (FH) of AHT is a risk factor to develop AHT in children. Aim: To assess blood pressure, cardiovascular risk factors and family history in healthy children of Santiago. Material and methods: Blood pressure, family history of AHT, birth weight (BW), gestational age, puberal stage, blood glucose, serum lipids and ultrasensitive Reactive C Protein (usCRP) were analyzed, using data from a study of early markers of atherosclerosis in children. Results: Data of 112 children aged between 6-12 years was analyzed. Hypertension (BP >percentile 95) was detected in 2.7% and pre hypertension (BP in percentiles 90-95) in 3.6% ofthe sample. Children with abnormal BP had higher levels of usCRP (p
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