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Prevalence of high blood pressure in 122,053 adolescents: a systematic review and meta-regression.
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55 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 104 citations in OpenAlex.
- Prevalence of high blood pressure and hypertension among children and adolescents in Europe: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Archives of disease in childhood · 2026Pooled it
- Replacing salt with low-sodium salt substitutes (LSSS) for cardiovascular health in adults, children and pregnant women.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Blood pressure measurement in pediatric population: comparison between automated oscillometric devices and mercury sphygmomanometers-a systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of pediatrics · 2022Pooled it
- Prevalence of hypertension among adolescents (10-19 years) in India: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cross-sectional studies.PloS one · 2020Pooled it
- Trends and Status of the Prevalence of Elevated Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents in China: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Current hypertension reports · 2019Pooled it
- Definition of pediatric hypertension: are blood pressure measurements on three separate occasions necessary?Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension · 2017Pooled it
- Performance of blood pressure-to-height ratio as a screening tool for elevated blood pressure in pediatric population: a systematic meta-analysis.Journal of human hypertension · 2016Pooled it
- 24-h Movement Behaviors and Incident Hypertension Among Adolescents: A Prospective Study From the ABCD Study.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2026Article
- Prevalence of elevated blood pressure and hypertension based on repeat measurements among school-going adolescents in Central India.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
- Healthcare resource utilisation and costs associated with hypertension in children and adolescents: a population-based cohort study.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2025Article
- Sex differences in the relationship between body mass index in Chinese adolescents and future risk of hypertension: a decade-long cohort study.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
- Tracking of blood pressure levels from childhood.Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2025Review
- Prediction of Hypertension in the Pediatric Population Using Machine Learning and Transfer Learning: A Multicentric Analysis of the SAYCARE Study.International journal of public health · 2025Observational
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- Impact of Environmental Noise and Sleep Health on Pediatric Hypertension Incidence: ABCD Study.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2024Article
- Associations Between Prematurity, Birthweight, and Adolescence Blood Pressure in a Nationwide Cohort.Kidney international reports · 2024Article
- Association between Physical Activity and Health Outcomes (High Body Fatness, High Blood Pressure) in Namibian Adolescents and Adult women.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
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- High blood pressure pattern amongst adolescents in Lagos, South West Nigeria.The Pan African medical journal · 2023Article
- Hypertension and Associated Risk Factors among Children with Intellectual Disability: A Cross-Sectional Study.Nutrients · 2022Article
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Abstract
Several studies have reported high prevalence of risk factors for cardiovascular disease in adolescents. To perform: i) systematically review the literature on the prevalence of high blood pressure (HBP) in adolescents; ii) analyze the possible methodological factors associated with HBP; and iii) compare the prevalence between developed and developing countries. We revised 10 electronic databases up to August 11, 2013. Only original articles using international diagnosis of HBP were considered. The pooled prevalence's of HBP were estimated by random effects. Meta-regression analysis was used to identify the sources of heterogeneity across studies. Fifty-five studies met the inclusion criteria and total of 122,053 adolescents included. The pooled-prevalence of HBP was 11.2%, 13% for boys, and 9.6% for girls (P < 0.01). Method of measurement of BP and year in which the survey was conducted were associated with heterogeneity in the estimates of HBP among boys. The data indicate that HBP is higher among boys than girls, and that the method of measurement plays an important role in the overall heterogeneity of HBP value distributions, particularly in boys.
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