Prematurity, Neonatal Complications, and the Development of Childhood Hypertension
This prospective cohort study found incrementally stronger associations for NICU admission, prematurity, and prematurity-related complications with the risk of developing persistent hypertension in childhood. These findings support the need for hypertension screening, coordinated primary and specialist care, and cardiovascular health promotion among children born preterm.
Authors
- Kartikeya Makker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8854-1431)
- Xiumei Hong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3992-1918)
- Colleen Pearson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6669-6774)
- Jordan R. Kuiper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4285-1562)
- Keia Sanderson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7759-4220)
- Tammy McLoughlin Brady (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1315-6747)
- Xiaobin Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4451-302X)
- Guoying Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9423-8946)
- Khyzer B. Aziz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3519-6694)
- T. Michael O’Shea
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Boston Medical Center (US)
- Milken Institute (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- George Washington University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-09-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.27431
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.49