Be Ready to Address Hypertension in Kids and Teens

July 2023

You’ll hear buzz about managing hypertension in kids and teens...largely driven by the childhood obesity epidemic.

About 1 in 20 otherwise healthy kids or teens have high blood pressure. It bumps to 1 in 10 for kids with overweight or obesity.

Kids are considered to have hypertension if their BP is at the 95th percentile or higher for their age, sex, and height...or 130/80 mm Hg or higher for teens 13 and older.

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