Hypertension is generally known and understood by everyone. Generally speaking, hypertension mostly occurs in older people. After discovering hypertension, timely treatment is needed, and daily diet should be strictly controlled. But in fact, children can also develop hypertension. So, what are the reasons for hypertension in children?
More than 80% of hypertension in children is secondary hypertension. 80% of common secondary hypertension may be related to kidney disease, which is also the most common cause of hypertension in children. Renal hypertension, including renal parenchymal lesions: acute and chronic glomerulonephritis, chronic renal nephritis. Congenital kidney disease: polycystic kidney disease, renal insufficiency, renal tumors; Secondary kidney disease: connective tissue disease, diabetes, renal vascular disease, vertebral artery or vein obstruction.
Pediatric hypertension refers to a common systemic vascular disease characterized by elevated arterial pressure throughout the body. If blood pressure exceeds the normal range, it can be diagnosed as hypertension. However, there is currently no universally recognized unified diagnostic standard for pediatric hypertension. A child with a diastolic blood pressure greater than 80 and a systolic blood pressure greater than 120 mmHg is called hypertension.
Children with blood pressure greater than 90-130 mmHg can be diagnosed with hypertension, and the percentile method is currently the most commonly used in China. It is generally believed that if a child's blood pressure exceeds the 950th percentile of the same age and gender, it can be diagnosed as hypertension. If a child is found to have high blood pressure, it is necessary to take the child to the hospital for relevant examinations and timely treatment.
