ESPE Abstracts

Purpose: Childhood obesity epidemic leads an interest of pre-stage of hypertension; higher/elevated blood pressure (BP) status which BP numbers are lower than the criteria for diagnosing hypertension. In 2017, the clinical practice guidelines for pediatric BP management were published separately by Endocrine Society (ES) and American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). The aims of this study are to evaluate the prevalence of elevated blood pressure (EBP) including hy...