Blood pressure values in children with intrauterine growth retardation.
BACKGROUND
Low birth weight has been shown to be strongly related to hypertension in adult life.


OBJECTIVE
To determine whether blood pressure is higher in children with intrauterine growth retardation than in control subjects.


METHODS
Blood pressure was measured in 58 children aged 4-6 years with IUGR and in 58 age-matched controls. The control children, whose birth weight was appropriate for gestational age, were also matched for gestational age.


RESULTS
The children with IUGR had significantly higher mean values of systolic (P < 0.05) and diastolic blood pressures (P < 0.05) and mean arterial pressure (P < 0.05). Significant differences in blood pressure values were found between preterm IUGR (n = 21) and preterm controls (P < 0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
These data indicate that children with IUGR may be at higher risk of hypertension already in childhood.
Fattal-Valevski
A
A
Institute for Child Development and Pediatric Neurology Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel. afatal@post.tau.ac.il
Bernheim
J
J
Leitner
Y
Y
Redianu
B
B
Bassan
H
H
Harel
S
S
D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D001827:Body Height / Q000502:physiology; D001835:Body Weight / Q000502:physiology; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development / Q000502:physiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005317:Fetal Growth Retardation / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors