Blood Pressure Differences between Blacks and Whites in Relation to Body Size among US Children and Adolescents

Abstract Background Copper is an essential trace metal with potential interest for cardiovascular effects. Few studies have explored the association between copper and blood pressure in children and adolescents. Method We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of 1242 children and adolescents aged 8–17 years who participated in the 2011 to 2016 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Using 2017 American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines, elevated blood pressure (EBP) was defined as a mean systolic and/or diastolic blood pressure (BP) ≥ 90th percentile for sex, age, and height for children aged 1–12 years and systolic BP ≥ 120 mmHg or diastolic BP ≥ 80 mmHg for adolescent age 13–17 years. Mean serum copper was 114.17 μg/dL. Results After multiple adjustments, dose–response analyses revealed that EBP was associated with progressively higher serum copper concentrations in a nonlinear trend. In comparison with the lowest quartile of serum copper concentrations, the adjusted odds of EBP for the highest quartile was 5.26 (95% confidence interval, 2.76–10.03). Conclusion Our results suggested that high serum copper concentrations were significantly associated with EBP in US children and adolescents.

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Analysis of Active and Passive Tobacco Exposures and Blood Pressure in US Children and Adolescents

JAMA Network Open ◽

10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.37936 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. e2037936

Author(s):

Rebecca V. Levy ◽

Kaye E. Brathwaite ◽

Harini Sarathy ◽

Kimberly Reidy ◽

Frederick J. Kaskel ◽

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Keyword(s):

Blood Pressure ◽

Children And Adolescents ◽

Us Children

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#76 Systolic blood pressure growth in us children and adolescents

Annals of Epidemiology ◽

10.1016/s1047-2797(02)00364-2 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 12 (7) ◽

pp. 518

Author(s):

WM Hlaing ◽

RJ Prineas ◽

Y Zhu

Keyword(s):

Blood Pressure ◽

Systolic Blood Pressure ◽

Children And Adolescents ◽

Us Children

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Hypertension and nutrition in the young: early intervention?

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology ◽

10.1139/y86-146 ◽

1986 ◽

Vol 64 (6) ◽

pp. 849-851 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

W. H. Weidman

Keyword(s):

Blood Pressure ◽

Body Size ◽

Early Intervention ◽

Family History ◽

Children And Adolescents ◽

Salt Intake ◽

Sodium Intake ◽

Primary Hypertension ◽

Dietary Sodium ◽

History Of

The few studies, carried out on infants, children, and adolescents, relating blood pressure to sodium intake have shown a weak positive correlation in some but not all individuals. The effect of body size on blood pressure confounds the interpretation of the effect of dietary sodium on blood pressure. There appear to be sodium-sensitive and sodium-unsensitive infants, children, and adolescents and is probably genetically transmitted. Most infants, children, and adolescents in industrialized populations have a salt intake far greater than required, and reduction in dietary sodium is safe and may be beneficial to those individuals with a family history of primary hypertension.

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