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his study examined the incidence of white-coat
hypertension (WCH) and masked hypertension (MHT) in
the pediatric population with varying body mass index at our
tertiary specialty clinic. We analyzed 174 patients that were
referred to our center for the evaluation of hypertension. All of
these patients were evaluated with 24-hour ambulatory blood
pressure monitor (ABPM). We also obtained their body mass
index (BMI), family history, gender, age, and ethnicity. The study
showed that patients with a high BMI have a higher incidence of
white coat hypertension. Of The patients with a BMI of greater
than 30, 69% had WCH, of patients with a BMI from 25 to 30,
59% had WCH and of patients with a BMI of less than 25, 41%
had WCH. In contrast, masked hypertension was observed
more frequently in lean patients; 20% of patients withMHT had
a BMI of less than 25, 17%of patients withMHT had a BMI of 25
to 30 and 5% of patients with MHT had a BMI of more than 30.
In conclusion, ABPM is an effective tool to evaluate the
white coat hypertension in obese and overweight children.
As BMI increases, the incidence of WCH also increases.
Given these results, we emphasize the importance of
ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in the management
of pediatric hypertension with overweight and obese patients
Speaker Biography
Mohammad Ilyas, MD is a graduate from Dow Medical College University of Karachi
Pakistan. Mohammad Ilyas trained at Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn New York at
the department of pediatric during his residency. Afterward, he completed a fellowship
at University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida in pediatric nephrology. Mohammad
Ilyas has been practicing nephrology in the department of pediatrics at University
of Florida and Wolfson Children in Jacksonville Florida since 2001. His practice focus
on pediatric nephrology/rheumatology. His research interest is role of Obesity in
Pediatric hypertension and post streptococcus glomerulonephritis. He currently has 14
publications in various journal including New England Journal of Medicine. He served
as “guest editor” for Nephrology edition of North Florida Medicine Journal.
Mohammad Ilyas has presented his research in many national and international
conferences. Currently Mohammad Ilyas is associate professor at University of Florida
and hold certification from American Board of Pediatric and Pediatric nephrology.
e:
mohammad.ilyas@jax.ufl.eduMohammad Ilyas
University of Florida, USA
Incidence of White Coat Hypertension and Mask Hypertension with varying body
mass index in children
Notes:
Mohammad Ilyas
, Pediatrics & Primary HealthCare 2018, Volume 22
DOI: 10.4066/0971-9032-C1-001