HighBloodPressure is common in adults. But what about children? Health kidshealth American_Heart
High blood pressure -- sometimes referred to as"the silent killer" because it can do serious heart and brain damage before symptoms appear -- is common in adults. Among U.S. children and adolescents, up to 5% have high blood pressure -- also known as hypertension -- and as many as 18% have elevated blood pressure, according to a scientific statement from the American Heart Association published recently in its journal Hypertension.
Falkner said concerns about childhood hypertension have increased as childhood obesity levels in the U.S. have reached alarming levels. Being overweight and not getting enough physical activity are major risk factors for hypertension, along with poor diet. Conditions such as heart defects and kidney disease also can cause blood pressure to rise in children.
Research has long established a link between high blood pressure in adults and an increased risk for problems such as heart attacks, strokes and kidney disease. Thresholds for diagnosing high blood pressure are based on this data. In adults, blood pressure is considered high if systolic levels are 130 mmHg or more or diastolic levels are 80 mmHg or higher. Normal blood pressure in adults is less than 120/80 mmHg.
For children under 13, hypertension is diagnosed if either systolic or diastolic blood pressure is at or above the 95th percentile, meaning 95% of other kids of the same age, sex and height have a lower blood pressure. Normal blood pressure is defined as being below the 90th percentile.
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