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World J Hypertens. May 23, 2014; 4(2): 15-24
Published online May 23, 2014. doi: 10.5494/wjh.v4.i2.15
Published online May 23, 2014. doi: 10.5494/wjh.v4.i2.15
Hypertension in children with obesity
Sujana S Gunta, Robert H Mak, Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Rady Children’s Hospital, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0634, United States
Author contributions: Gunta SS researched the data for the article; Gunta SS and Mak RH wrote the manuscript and contributed to discussions of the content as well as review and/or editing of the manuscript before submission.
Supported by The National Institute of Health U01 DK-3-012 grant; and investigator-initiated grants from the Cystinosis Research Foundation and Abbott Laboratories
Correspondence to: Robert H Mak, MD, PhD, Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Rady Children’s Hospital, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, MC 0634, La Jolla, CA 92093-0634, United States. romak@ucsd.edu
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Received: March 19, 2014
Revised: May 4, 2014
Accepted: May 14, 2014
Published online: May 23, 2014
Processing time: 69 Days and 18.7 Hours
Revised: May 4, 2014
Accepted: May 14, 2014
Published online: May 23, 2014
Processing time: 69 Days and 18.7 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: The obesity epidemic in children is beginning to show its ramifications of increase in chronic diseases in children such as hypertension. Early childhood factors like prematurity and accelerated post-natal weight gain play a role in hypertension in later years and shed light on the multi-factorial prevention strategies that need to be in place. Furthermore, surveillance of factors such as vitamin D deficiency, hyperuricemia, sleep apnea, chronic kidney disease and fatty liver is required in addition to the traditional approach of weight management and pharmacotherapy.