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A prospective study of familial aggregation of blood pressure in young children.
Journal of clinical epidemiology - 1 Sept 1992
Wilson D K, Klesges L M, Klesges R C, Eck L H, Hackett-Renner C A, Alpert B S, Dalton E T
Abstract excerpt
In a prospective study, we evaluated familial aggregation of blood pressure in a sample of 175 normotensive families with children 3 to 6 yr old. Systolic and diastolic blood pressure measurements of parents and children were correlated at 1, 2, and 3 yr intervals. Spearman rank-order correlation coefficients between parents and children were significant for mother-son pairs. In particular, mother-son blood...
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