title: Pediatric hypertension: a growing problem.
abstract: Hypertension in children and adolescents, once thought to be rare, has been estimated at a current prevalence of between 1% and 5% in the United States. The prevalence of primary hypertension continues to increase with the increasing body mass index of the pediatric population. Who is at risk? If and when to screen? When and how to treat? These controversial questions are important to the physician in primary care practice.
authors: Department of Community and Family Medicine, TMC Lakewood, 7900 Lee's Summit Road, Kansas City, MO 64139, USA. Electronic address: debra.ahern@tmcmed.org.
authors: Debra
authors: D
authors: Ahern
authors: Bethesda Family Practice and Sports Medicine Fellowship, Trihealth Orthopedic and Spine Institute, 8311 Montgomery Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45236, USA.
authors: Emily
authors: E
authors: Dixon
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004032:Diet; D015444:Exercise; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D011320:Primary Health Care; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents
keywords: Pediatric hypertension; Pediatric lifestyle change; Pediatric obesity; Pediatric screening; Pediatric workup