Pediatric Nephrology · Aug 28, 2024

Tracking of blood pressure levels from childhood

By Baker-Smith CM

The overall goal of this review is to summarize what is currently known regarding the tracking of blood pressure levels from early childhood into later adulthood and to describe the factors contributing to increased hypertension prevalence across the lifespan. This review describes 4 theoretical constructs of blood pressure trajectory across the lifespan: forward development, forward tracking, forward reversal, and maintenance of normal blood pressure levels.

doi.org/10.1007/s00467-024-06485-4PubMed 39196350Populations