The prevalence of obesity and hypertension in paediatric cardiology patients before and after COVID-19 lockdown measures
• Post-lockdown BMI and obesity rose particularly in South Asian children. • Hypertension was common yet seldom documented or acted upon. • Strong BMI-systolic BP correlations, disease-severity differences and missed referrals emphasise the need for percentile use, repeat BP checks and better integrated cardiometabolic pathways in paediatric cardiology.
Authors
- Charalampos Kotidis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2455-9645)
- Jasmine Hulme Kenny
- Jemima Ball
Institutions
- University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Pediatrics
- Published
- 2026-02-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-026-06816-7
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust