Volume : VI, Issue : XII, December - 2016

PEDIATRIC HYPERTENSION

P. Premalatha

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 Nevertheless hypertension is a problem of adults, but its etiologic process starts in childhood. Escalating prevalence of hypertension (HTN) in children and adolescents has become a significant public health issue nowadays drives an extensive volume of research. Around 1 billion of the adult world population was found to have hypertension in the year 2000 and this is expected to increase 1.56 billion by 2025. The prevalence of hypertension ranges from 0.96% to 11.4% in India. As there is sufficient evidence to advocate that roots of essential HTN extend into childhood, it emphasizes the routine screening for children more than 3 years of age to detect HTN at the earliest and to initiate early intervention strategies for promoting healthy eating, physical activities and health education should be undertaken from school age group.

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P.Premalatha, PEDIATRIC HYPERTENSION, Indian Journal of Applied Research,Volume : 6 | Issue : 12 | December 2016,

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