Pediatric Infectious Diseases: Open Access

Blood pressure control in children

Over the last three decades, elevated blood pressure (BP) has been recognised as a significant health risk in the paediatric population. According to the bulk of evidence, average blood pressure levels and the prevalence of hypertension have increased significantly among children in the Western world. Obesity, as well as other lifestyle variables such as physical inactivity, high calorie, high salt, and fast food intake, are likely to be to blame. Children's hypertension is increasingly recognised as a substantial risk factor for the development of adult cardiovascular disease later in life.

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