title: [After weight loss a child fits a smaller blood pressure cuff but gets elevated blood pressure].
abstract: A ten-year-old boy referred to childhood obesity treatment lost weight after one year of lifestyle intervention to a degree where he was no longer obese. Contrary to anticipated beyond the effect of a normal growth, his clinical blood pressure (BP) was higher after weight loss. This observation was caused by the use of a smaller BP cuff compared to a larger cuff at baseline. In general, weight loss in obese children during growth and development pose a challenge in regard to which BP cuff size should be used and in regard to interpretive challenges of the BP.
authors.affiliation: Kardiologisk Afsnit, Medicinsk Afdeling, Holbæk Sygehus, Smedelundsgade 60, 4300 Holbæk. krhv@regionsjaelland.dk.
authors.forename: Kristian
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nebelin Hvidt
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ibsen
authors.forename: Jens-Christian
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Holm
mesh_terms: D001795:Blood Pressure Determination / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000592:standards; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000503:physiopathology*; D015431:Weight Loss