Table 1.

Assessment of patient and family history for hypertension and cardiovascular risk factors.

History	Factors to be assessed
Prenatal history	– Course of mother's pregnancy and possible complications – Results of fetal ultrasound, – Birth weight, – Gestational age at birth – Type of birth – Apgar score
Postnatal history	– Early postnatal course (prematurity, NICU treatment) – Mode of feeding in infancy – Achievement of developmental milestones – Anthropometric variables (height, weight, BMI) – Medical history (incl. symptoms of HTN and HMOD) – History on use of medications – Use of performance enhancing drugs – Smoking – Obstructive sleep apnea – Lifestyle including diet and physical activity
Family history	Information on both parents and grandparents and siblings with focus on – Cardiovascular disease including arterial HTN – Cerebrovascular disease – Obesity – Type 2 diabetes – Chronic kidney disease – Hereditary endocrine diseases or syndromes associated with hypertension

NICU, neonatal intensive care unit; BMI, body mass index; HTN, hypertension; HMOD, hypertension-mediated organ damage.