Association of BMI and change in BMI on progression from normotension to prehyertension or hypertension in patients ages 3-17 [presentation] Presentation uri icon
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  • BACKGROUND: Overweight and obesity among US children and adolescents is an important public health problem. Conditions associated with obesity, such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and hypercholesterolemia, are becoming more common in children. OBJECTIVE: This study examines the relationship between changes in BMI percentile and incident prehypertension and hypertension in a cohort of children and adolescents. DESIGN/METHODS: Study subjects were 23,578 patients, ages 3-17, with three or more outpatient primary care visits between 2007 and 2010 at HealthPartners Medical Group, Kaiser Permanente Colorado, or Kaiser Permanente Northern California. Data were extracted from electronic health records (EHR). Change in BMI was defined as: increase (n=2,409), decrease (n=2,227), stayed obese (n=2,710), stayed overweight (n=1,735), and stayed healthy weight (n=14,504) using established BMI percentile cut-points. Incident prehypertension and hypertension were defined using blood pressures and diagnosis codes from the EHR. We used time-dependent Cox proportional hazards models to estimate the hazard of change in BMI percentile with incident prehypertension and hypertension. RESULTS: Initial BMI percentile was mean 64.4 (SD=27.4). Over a median 2.6 years follow-up, there were 7,232 cases of incident prehypertension, 255 diagnoses of incident hypertension. Seventy-one prehypertensives went on to develop hypertension. Those who stayed obese, stayed overweight, and increased BMI had increased hazard of incident prehypertension (1.96, 1.39, and 1.49, respectively) and increased hazard of incident hypertension (3.61, 1.21, and 1.83, respectively) compared with those who stayed healthy weight. CONCLUSIONS: Persistently high BMI or increasing BMI over time was associated with pronounced increase in risk of both incident prehypertension and hypertension. Future research should examine factors associated with the development and recognition of hypertension.

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  • Adams, Kenneth F., PhD   Presenter  
  • Daley, M. F.   Presenter  
  • Jacobs, D. R.   Presenter  
  • Kharbanda, Elyse O., MD, MPH   Presenter  
  • Margolis, Karen L., MD, MPH   Presenter  
  • O'Connor, Patrick J., MD, MA, MPH   Presenter  
  • Parker Emily D., PhD   Presenter  
  • Sherwood, Nancy E., PhD   Presenter  
  • Sinaiko, A. R.   Presenter  
  • Tavel, H. M.   Presenter  
  • Trower, Nicole K., BA   Presenter  
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  • Drugs and Drug Therapy
  • Hypertension
  • Obesity
  • Pediatrics