Blood Pressure-to-Height Ratio as a Screening Tool for Hypertension in Children.
Indian Pediatr
;
2016 Feb; 53(2): 137-139
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| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-178871
ABSTRACT
Objective:
To test whether blood pressure-to-height ratio (BPHR) can be used to screen for hypertension in children.Methods:
Data regarding blood pressure and other variables was recorded for 2702 school children between the ages of 10-16 years as a part of a nutritional survey.Results:
The optimal thresholds for defining hypertension in boys were 0.76 for systolic BPHR and 0.50 for diastolic BPHR; the respective threshold in girls were 0.80 and 0.52.Conclusion:
BPHR can be used as an effective screening test for diagnosing both hypertension and prehypertension in children aged 10-16 years.
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Estudio diagnóstico
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Estudio de tamizaje
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Indian Pediatr
Año:
2016
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