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Epidemiology of elevated blood pressure in youth and its utility for predicting adulthood outcomes: A review
journal contribution
posted on 2023-05-18, 05:37 authored by Rebecca KellyRebecca Kelly, Costan MagnussenElevated 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.
Funding
National Health & Medical Research Council
History
Publication title
World Journal of HypertensionVolume
4Issue
4Pagination
29-36ISSN
2220-3168Department/School
Menzies Institute for Medical ResearchPublisher
Baishideng Publishing Group IncPlace of publication
Pleasanton, CA, USARights statement
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