Prevalence of elevated blood pressure and hypertension based on repeat measurements among school-going adolescents in Central India
The overall prevalence of elevated BP/HTN was one in hundred adolescents. Also, considering two out of three visits as a criteria for diagnosing HTN needs to be clarified and validated in a larger sample size and with further clinical follow-up to guide policymakers and suggest recommendations.
Authors
- G Revadi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9646-4971)
- Abhijit Pakhare (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2897-4141)
- Mahesh Maheshwari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4810-4602)
- Ankur Joshi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3766-376X)
- Girish Chandra Bhatt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6504-6008)
- Akhil Jaison
- Amit Kumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9954-9956)
- Smriti Bhaskar
Institutions
- Outcomes Research Consortium (US)
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhopal (IN)
- Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital (IN)
- ESIC Hospital (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-10-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-025-06063-z
- Primary Topic
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- All-India Institute of Medical Sciences