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. 2014 May 18;28(1):73–80. doi: 10.1093/ajh/hpu083

Table 2.

Causes of secondary hypertension in a tertiary pediatric hypertension clinic

Causes Total no. (%) Age at diagnosis, y, median (range) Male sex, no. (%)
Autoimmune 3 (1) 10.5 (9–17) 2 (67)
Cardiac 4 (3) 4.5 (1–11) 3 (75)
Endocrine 9 (6) 13 (6–17) 2 (22)
Gastrointestinal 2 (1) 0.5 (0.17–0.75) 2 (100)
Hematological 1 (1) 8 1 (100)
Medications 21 (13) 13 (0.08–18) 16 (76)
Neurological 19 (12) 10 (0.25–18) 14 (74)
Renal 53 (34) 10 (0.08–19) 33 (62)
Respiratory 32 (20) 1 (0.01–17) 20 (63)
Sleep disordered breathing 12 (8) 14 (4–17) 10 (83)