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Epidemiology of elevated blood pressure in youth and its utility for predicting adulthood outcomes: A review
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Kelly, RK and Magnussen, CG, Epidemiology of elevated blood pressure in youth and its utility for predicting adulthood outcomes: A review, World Journal of Hypertension, 4, (4) pp. 29-36. ISSN 2220-3168 (2014) [Refereed Article]
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Abstract
Elevated blood pressure has been demonstrated to
track from youth to adulthood and some have demonstrated
an association between early-life blood pressure
and subsequent atherosclerosis and cardiovascular
disease. In addition, reports regarding the strength of
tracking are inconsistent and the modifiable risk factors
that affect the trajectory of blood pressure from youth
to adulthood remain unclear. This paper comprehensively
evaluated the existing classifications of youth
hypertension and the current trends of youth hypertension.
Further, evidence for the consequences of hypertension
in youth has been comprehensively evaluated.
Importantly, a review of the studies examining tracking
from youth to adulthood has been performed and a
number of studies investigating the factors affecting
tracking has also been investigated. The overall consideration
of this body of literature highlights the vital importance
of identifying hypertension in youth to prevent
complications in adulthood. Adiposity is regarded to be
a factor affecting the progression of hypertension from
youth to adulthood yet there is little evidence available
for other modifiable factors. It is apparent that further
research is necessary within this field in order to create
effective preventative strategies to target youth hypertension.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | Pediatric; Children; Blood pressure; Hypertension; Epidemiology; Atherosclerosis |
| Research Division: | Health Sciences |
| Research Group: | Epidemiology |
| Research Field: | Epidemiology not elsewhere classified |
| Objective Division: | Health |
| Objective Group: | Clinical health |
| Objective Field: | Clinical health not elsewhere classified |
| UTAS Author: | Kelly, RK (Dr Rebecca Kelly) |
| UTAS Author: | Magnussen, CG (Associate Professor Costan Magnussen) |
| ID Code: | 97113 |
| Year Published: | 2014 |
| Funding Support: | National Health and Medical Research Council (1037559) |
| Deposited By: | Menzies Institute for Medical Research |
| Deposited On: | 2014-12-03 |
| Last Modified: | 2015-06-10 |
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