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  • Pediatrics
  • Cardiovascular Health
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Secular trends in pediatric blood pressure are crucial for understanding cardiovascular health.
  • Monitoring blood pressure in children is essential for early detection and management of hypertension.
  • Spanish schoolchildren's blood pressure classifications have been tracked over time.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine secular trends in blood pressure measurements and classifications in Spanish schoolchildren (2010-2017).
  • To analyze the persistence of blood pressure categories in a cohort born in 2007-08 (2013 vs. 2017).
  • To compare high blood pressure prevalence using 2004 and 2017 guidelines.

Main Methods:

  • Cross-sectional analyses of 2709 schoolchildren (aged 4-11) from Cuenca, Spain, in 2010, 2013, and 2017.
  • Longitudinal analysis of a cohort (n=275) in 2013 and 2017.
  • Prevalence calculations using 2004 and 2017 hypertension guidelines.

Main Results:

  • Normal blood pressure prevalence increased: 5.4% (4-6 yrs, 2013-17) and 2.2% (8-11 yrs, 2010-17).
  • Hypertension classification decreased: 4.2% (4-6 yrs) and 2.3% (8-11 yrs).
  • A birth cohort showed a 7.6% increase in normal blood pressure prevalence.

Conclusions:

  • Pediatric high blood pressure prevalence in Spain has decreased over the past decade.
  • Early detection of hypertension in children remains critical.
  • School-based interventions and medical evaluation for hypertensive children are necessary.