Children and Teens Touched by Hypertension

More and more children and teenagers are being affected by abnormal blood pressure. This is the result of an extensive American study based on annual data of visits to health performed on children.

The American Academy of Pediatrics has warned of the impending danger of children and teenagers while also providing certain guidelines. High blood pressure is primarily a silent “ ”, without visible symptoms.

However, there may be long - term health consequences, including cardiovascular disease. The research committee examined some 15,000 articles focused on diagnosis, early evaluation and management of high blood pressure in children and teenagers.

About 3.5% of all children and teenagers in the United States have hypertension. According to researchers in the past, the percentage of children diagnosed with high tension was lower, 1% to 2%”.

According to them, hypertension also depends on age groups, for example, tiny babies and children may be the root cause of kidney disease, while among school - age children and teenagers, there is a greater likelihood that hypertension is primary, not having a specific problem. But what researchers say is surely that overweight contributes to high blood pressure.