Table 1.
Clinical Characteristics of Cohorts of Children with and without Hypertension identified in the Manitoba Primary Care Research Network (MaPCReN).
| Hypertension | No hypertension | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| n = 241 | n = 4090 | ||
| Age, mean (SD) | 13.7 ± 3.9 | 10.7 ± 4.2 | < 0.01 |
| Female (%) | 140 (58.1%) | 2131 (52.1%) | 0.07 |
| BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 26.2 ± 8.3 | 19.3 ± 5.0 | < 0.01 |
| BMI-Z, median (IQR) | 1.44 (0.29–2.21) | 0.35 (-0.39–1.13) | < 0.01 |
| Weight category | < 0.01 | ||
| Normal/thin | 138 (57.3%) | 2963 (72.4%) | |
| Overweight | 45 (18.7%) | 808 (19.8%) | |
| Obese | 58 (24.1%) | 319 (7.8%) | |
| Income quintile | < 0.01 | ||
| Q1 | 45 (19.2%) | 440 (11.0%) | |
| Q2 | 46 (19.7%) | 619 (15.4%) | |
| Q3 | 40 (17.1%) | 693 (17.3%) | |
| Q4 | 40 (17.1%) | 808 (20.1%) | |
| Q5 | 63 (26.9%) | 1451 (36.2%) | |
| Diabetes | 9 (3.7%) | 36 (0.9%) | < 0.01 |
| Visited family physician | 231 (95.9%) | 3377 (82.6%) | < 0.01 |
| Visited pediatrician | 87 (36.1%) | 2862 (70.0%) | < 0.01 |
| Visited nephrologist | 21 (8.7%) | 33 (0.8%) | < 0.01 |