Absolute height-specific thresholds to identify elevated blood pressure in children

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1170-1174

  Chiolero, Arnaud ^a   Paradis, Gilles ^b   Simonetti, Giacomo D ^c   Bovet, Pascal ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Seychelles)

Author keywords

blood pressure; pediatric; predictive value; screening; sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY HEIGHT; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEYCHELLES; SWITZERLAND; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 84877579340     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e32836041ff     Document Type: Article

References (22)

1. The fourth report on the diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of high blood pressure in children and adolescents. Pediatrics. 2004; 114:555-576.
2. Lurbe E, Cifkova R, Cruickshank JK, Dillon MJ, Ferreira I, Invitti C, et al. Management of high blood pressure in children and adolescents: recommendations of the European Society of Hypertension. J Hypertens 2009; 27:1719-1742.
3. Chiolero A, Bovet P, Paradis G. Screening for elevated blood pressure in children. A critical appraisal. JAMA Pediatric 2013; 167:266-273.
4. Hansen ML, Gunn PW, Kaelber DC. Underdiagnosis of hypertension in children and adolescents. JAMA 2007; 298:874-879.
5. Somu S, Sundaram B, Kamalanathan AN. Early detection of hypertension in general practice. Arch Dis Child 2003; 88:302.
6. Kaelber DC, Pickett F. Simple table to identify children and adolescents needing further evaluation of blood pressure. Pediatrics 2009; 123:e972-e974.
7. Simonetti GD, Rizzi M, Bianchetti MG. Simple references for managing arterial hypertension in children with kidney disease. J Hypertens 2010; 28:1109.
8. Mitchell CK, Theriot JA, Sayat JG, Muchant DG, Franco SM. A simplified table improves the recognition of paediatric hypertension. J Paediatr Child Health 2011; 47:22-26.
9. Lu Q, Ma CM, Yin FZ, Liu BW, Lou DH, Liu XL. How to simplify the diagnostic criteria of hypertension in adolescents. J Hum Hypertens 2011; 25:159-163.
10. Chiolero A, Cachat F, Burnier M, Paccaud F, Bovet P. Prevalence of hypertension in schoolchildren based on repeated measurements and association with overweight. J Hypertens 2007; 25:2209-2217.
11. Chiolero A, Paccaud F, Bovet P. Prehypertension and hypertension among adolescents of Switzerland. J Pediatr 2007; 151:e24-e25.
12. Chiolero A, Madeleine G, Gabriel A, Burnier M, Paccaud F, Bovet P. Prevalence of elevated blood pressure and association with overweight in children of a rapidly developing country. J Hum Hypertens 2007; 21:120-127.
13. Chiolero A, Paradis G, Madeleine G, Hanley JA, Paccaud F, Bovet P. Discordant secular trends in elevated blood pressure and obesity in children and adolescents in a rapidly developing country. Circulation 2009; 119:558-565.
14. Topouchian JA, El Assaad MA, Orobinskaia LV, El Feghali RN, Asmar RG. Validation of two automatic devices for self-measurement of blood pressure according to the international protocol of the European Society of Hypertension: the Omron M6 (HEM-7001-E) and the Omron R7 (HEM 637-IT). Blood Press Monit 2006; 11:165-171.
15. Stergiou GS, Yiannes NG, Rarra VC. Validation of the omron 705 it oscillometric device for home blood pressure measurement in children and adolescents: the Arsakion School Study. Blood Press Monit 2006; 11:229-234.
16. El Assaad MA, Topouchian JA, Asmar RG. Evaluation of two devices for self-measurement of blood pressure according to the international protocol: the Omron M5-I and the Omron 705IT. Blood Press Monit 2003; 8:127-133.
17. Altman DG, Bland JM. Diagnostic tests. 1: sensitivity and specificity. BMJ 1994; 308:1552.
18. Altman DG, Bland JM. Diagnostic tests 2: predictive values. BMJ 1994; 309:102.
19. Mallett S, Halligan S, Thompson M, Collins GS, Altman DG. Interpreting diagnostic accuracy studies for patient care. BMJ 2012; 345:e3999.
20. Pediacents. www.pediacents.com/, [Accessed on 7 August 2012].
21. MedCalc 3000 Cardiac for iPhone, iPod and Android. www.medcalc 3000.com/pubapps/cardio.htm. [Accessed on 7 August 2012].
22. Age-based Pediatric Blood Pressure Reference Charts. www.bcm.edu/ bodycomplab/Flashapps/BPVAgeChartpage.html. [Accessed on 7 August 2012].