HIGH blood pressure in children has emerged as a “substantial public health concern” with rates almost doubling since the ...

More than one in 20 youngsters across the globe had the condition, known medically as hypertension in 2020 - nearly double the three per cent recorded in 2000.

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Hypertension in childhood increases risk for heart disease later on. Now, a new study shows that high blood pressure in children is on the rise.

The rate of children and adolescents experiencing high blood pressure worldwide nearly doubled between 2000 and 2020, ...

Childhood hypertension affects a substantial and growing proportion of the global paediatric population, with prevalence ...