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ArticleJournal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.)2020

Performance of modified blood pressure-to-height ratio for diagnosis of hypertension in children: The CASPIAN-V study.

Maryam Yazdi, Farahnak Assadi, Seyed S Daniali, Ramin Heshmat, Mehryar Mehrkash, Mohammad E Motlagh, Mostafa Qorbani, Roya Kelishadi

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  3. Blood Pressure in Childhood and Adolescence.American journal of hypertension · 2021
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  4. The challenge of simplifying blood pressure screening in children and adolescents.Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2020
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Maryam YazdiChild Growth and Development Research Center, Research Institute for Primordial Prevention of Non-Communicable Disease, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.ORCID 0000-0003-3961-6702
Farahnak AssadiDepartment of Pediatrics, Rush University Medical College, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5202-036X
Seyed S DanialiChild Growth and Development Research Center, Research Institute for Primordial Prevention of Non-Communicable Disease, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Ramin HeshmatChronic Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID 0000-0002-8134-7940
Mehryar MehrkashChild Growth and Development Research Center, Research Institute for Primordial Prevention of Non-Communicable Disease, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Mohammad E MotlaghPediatrics Department, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.ORCID 0000-0002-2971-8660
Mostafa QorbaniChronic Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID 0000-0001-9465-7588
Roya KelishadiChild Growth and Development Research Center, Research Institute for Primordial Prevention of Non-Communicable Disease, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.ORCID 0000-0001-7455-1495

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This study aimed to evaluate the accuracy and performance of modified blood pressure-to-height ratio (MBPHR) for identifying high blood pressure (HBP) in a large population of children. This multicentric cross-sectional study was conducted on a nationally representative sample of 7349 Iranian students aged 7-12 years living in 30 provinces in Iran. High systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure were defined according to the 2017 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) guidelines. The BP-to height ratio (BPHR) was calculated as BP (mmHg)/height (cm), MBPHR3 as BP (mmHg)/(height (cm) + 3 (13-age)), and MBPHR7 as BP (mmHg)/(height (cm) + 7 (13-age). The receiver-operating characteristic curve analysis was used to evaluate the performance of these three ratios for identification of HBP in children compared to the 2017 AAP guidelines as the gold standard. Mean age of participants was 12.29 ± 3.15 years and 3736 (50.8%) were girls. The prevalence of HBP was 11.9% (11.5% in boys, 12.3% in girls). The area under the curve (AUC) was higher for MSBPHR3/MDBPHR3 (0.97/0.98) than MSBPHR7/MDBPHR7 (0.96/0.97) and SBPHR/DBPHR (0.96/0.95) for identifying high Systolic and diastolic BP. The optimal cut-off points for MSBPHR3/MDBPH, MSBPHR7/MDBPHR7, and SBPHR/DBPHR were 0.76/0.50, 0.69/0.46, and 0.81/0.52 respectively. Negative predictive value was nearly perfect for three ratios (≥98%). Positive predictive value was higher for MBPHR3 (52.7%) than MBPHR7 (51.0%) and BPHR (39.8%). Overall, MBPHR3 had better performance than MBPHR7 and BPHR for identification of HBP in Iranian children and it may improve early hypertension recognition and control in primary screening.

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HypertensionAdolescentBlood PressureBody HeightChildCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansIranMalechildrenhypertensionmodified blood pressure-to-height ratioscreening method

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