Trajectory of Systemic Blood Pressure in Early Life: A Cohort Study.

Authors :: Holanda NSO
da Cruz MCL
Xavier CCDS
de Almeida VA
Moran CA
Azevedo IG
Nunes AM
Pereira SA
Source :: Global pediatric health [Glob Pediatr Health] 2023 Oct 14; Vol. 10, pp. 2333794X231201261. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Oct 14 (Print Publication: 2023).
Publication Year :: 2023
Abstract: Objective . To track the BP (blood pressure) trajectory of healthy infants during the first year of life of healthy infants born in Northeast Brazil. Methods . In this cohort study, BP was assessed by oscillometry at the first 24 hours of life and 12 months of age. Results . Systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) increased with age ( P < .001) and were not influenced by gender (SBP: P = .178 and DBP: P = .623) or type of delivery (SBP: P = .827 and DBP: P = .106), when compared between the first 24 hours of life and 12 months of age. Conclusion . The data from the present study increased knowledge about the trajectory of BP during the first year of life. The increase in BP between the first month and the first year of life was not influenced by gender or type of delivery.<br />Competing Interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.<br /> (© The Author(s) 2023.)