Epidemiology of elevated blood pressure in youth and its utility for predicting adulthood outcomes: A review

Table 1 Summary of studies investigating modifiable factors affecting blood pressure tracking from childhood to adulthood¹

Ref.	Study	Location	No.	Factors
Juhola et al[59]	i3C Consortium	Finland, Australia, United States	4210	Adiposity (BMI)
Dekkers et al[77]	Not specified	United States	745	Adiposity (BMI)
Klumbiene et al[71]	The Longitudinal Study of Juvenile Hypertension in Lithuania	Lithuania	505	Adiposity (BMI, weight)
Lambrechtsen et al[80]	Odense Schoolchild Study	Denmark	1369	Adiposity (weight), physical fitness
Macedo et al[79]	Not specified	Portugal	222	Adiposity (BMI, weight)
Yong et al[72]	The Dormont High School Study	United States	202	Adiposity (weight)
Lauer et al[78]	The Muscatine Study	United States	2165	Adiposity (weight, BMI, skin fold thickness and waist circumference), bone density

¹Studies sorted by publication year (latest to earliest). BMI: Body mass index; i3C Consortium: International Childhood Cardiovascular Cohort Consortium.