title: [Essential hypertension in children--risk factors and target organ damage].
abstract: Regarding that systemic hypertension is an important condition in childhood, we try to clarify existing data about this pathology.
  
  
  METHODS
  The aim of our study was to evaluate the incident cases of essential hypertension in children admitted during a four years period in the Children Hospital "Sf. Maria" Iaşi, Romania. The study included 60 children with essential hypertension.
  
  
  RESULTS
  10 (16,7%) of children were in prehypertension group, 38 (63,3%) have stage 1 hypertension and 12 (20%) have stage 2 hypertension. We objectivate a different gender distribution - boy/girl: 1,5/1. The frequency of essential hypertension increased with age, the incidence was higher over 14 years. We established a statistically significant relationship between the essential hypertension body mass index and prematurity (gestation age under 37 weeks). Left ventricular hypertrophy was objectivated in 26,7% of cases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Essential hypertension in children is a pathology with increasing prevalence nowadays. This is due to synergic action of multiple risk factors involved. That is why is important to know and to prevent as much as possible this disease.
authors.affiliation: Disciplina de Fiziologie-Explorări Funcţionale, Facultatea de Medicină, Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie "Gr. T. Popa" Iaşi.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Hogaş
authors.forename: Ionela Lăcrămioara
authors.initials: IL
authors.lastname: Serban
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Oprişa
authors.forename: Mihaela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oleniuc
authors.forename: Simona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hogaş
authors.forename: I R
authors.initials: IR
authors.lastname: Popescu
authors.forename: Loredana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hurjui
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Serban
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Siriopol
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Dimitriu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001795:Blood Pressure Determination; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D017379:Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D058246:Prehypertension / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012383:Romania / Q000453:epidemiology; D017678:Sex Distribution