title: [Epidemiology of hypertension in childhood].
abstract: There is some evidence that atherosclerosis and hypertension can already start in childhood or adolescence. For early detection in this age group, therefore regular blood pressure readings should be routine. Blood pressure in American and German children and adolescents is rising with age, in boys more than in girls; this phenomenon is not so striking in the Yanomamo-Indians. The frequency of hypertension in population studies of children and adolescents (systolic blood pressure above 139 mm Hg, diastolic blood pressure above 89 mm Hg) is 1-2% (fixed hypertension) vs. about 10% (labile hypertension).
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001794:Blood Pressure; D001938:Brazil; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005860:Germany, West; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D007199:Indians, South American; D008297:Male; D012016:Reference Values; D012737:Sex Factors
vernacular_title: Epidemiologie der Hypertonie im Kindesalter.