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ArticleJournal of human hypertension2026

Pediatric hypertension prevalence with 1 vs. 2 vs. 3 within-visit blood pressure readings (NHANES 2013-2020).

Sandeep K Riar, Donald L Batisky, Scott Gillespie, Andrew M South

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Sandeep K RiarDepartment of Pediatrics - Division of Nephrology, St. Louis Children's Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA. sandeepriar.md@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1281-5277
Donald L BatiskyDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Nephrology & Hypertension Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, US.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6598-1888
Scott GillespieDepartment of Pediatrics, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 30329, US.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1295-3602
Andrew M SouthDepartment of Pediatrics-Section of Nephrology, Atrium Health Levine Children's Brenner Children's Hospital, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, US.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3204-4142

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Abstract

To compare hypertension prevalence using 'initial' blood pressure (BP), 'subsequent' BP (averaged second and third readings) and 'total' BP (averaged three readings), we included 8-17-year-old youth with three BP readings from NHANES 2013-2020. From 2013-2016, BP was obtained using auscultation (manual protocol, MP) and subsequently, using oscillometry (automated protocol, AP). We excluded subjects with 'zero' diastolic blood pressure (DBP). In 5656 subjects, clinical hypertension (high systolic blood pressure [SBP] and/or DBP) prevalence was highest with 'initial' BP (350/5 642, 6.2% [95% CI 5.6-6.9%]), lower with 'subsequent' BP (289/5 642, 5.1% [4.6-5.7%], p < 0.001), and lowest with 'total' BP (251/5 642, 4.4% [3.9-5.0%], p < 0.001). Both MP and AP groups maintained this trend with a significantly lower hypertension prevalence with 'total' vs. 'subsequent' BP. An exception to the trend occurred in the AP group for three conditions: diastolic hypertension, hypertension in high BMI and Hispanic subjects. Diastolic hypertension prevalence with 'subsequent' DBP (86/2 285, 3.8% [3.1-4.6%]) exceeded that with 'initial' DBP (83/2 285, 3.6% [2.9-4.5%]) and was lowest with 'total' DBP (59/2 285, 2.6% [2.0-3.3%]). Diastolic hypertension prevalence was higher (126/5 642, 2.2% [1.9 - 2.7%]) with the 2016 European guidelines (same as 'subsequent' DBP) than with 'total' DBP (94/5 642, 1.7% [1.4 - 2.0%]). Our findings support the inclusion of the first BP reading in BP categorization, as 'total BP' leads to lower hypertension classification than 'subsequent' BP.

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Blood PressureBlood Pressure DeterminationHypertensionAdolescentChildFemaleHumansMaleNutrition SurveysPrevalenceUnited States

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