Determinants of Blood Pressure in Preschool Children | Zendy

Giacomo D. Simonetti | Zendy; Rainer Schwertz | Zendy; M Klett | Zendy; Georg F. Hoffmann | Zendy; Franz Schaefer | Zendy; Elke Wühl | Zendy

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Determinants of Blood Pressure in Preschool Children

Author(s) -

Giacomo D. Simonetti,

Rainer Schwertz,

M Klett,

Georg F. Hoffmann,

Franz Schaefer,

Elke Wühl

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

circulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795

H-Index - 607

eISSN - 1524-4539

pISSN - 0009-7322

DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.110.958769

Subject(s) - medicine , blood pressure , body mass index , risk factor , anthropometry , population , birth weight , pediatrics , pregnancy , environmental health , genetics , biology

Hypertension is the leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Although accumulating evidence suggests tracking of blood pressure from childhood into adult life, there is little information regarding the relative contributions of genetic, prenatal, biological, behavioral, environmental, and social determinants to childhood blood pressure.

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