Table 4.

Characteristics of the 329 children reclassified upward under the 2017 pediatric guidelines vs propensity score -matched normotensive children

Variable	Normotensive children (n=329)	Children reclassified upward (n=329)	P
Male (%)	63	62	0.64
Whites (%)	67	64	0.17
Baseline childhood characteristics
Age (years)	9±3	9±3	0.22
Height percentile	52±28	53±27	0.37
BMI (kg/m2)	17±3	18±4	0.028
SBP (mmHg)	98±9	107±10	<0.001
DBP (mmHg)	51±9	54±10	<0.001
TC (mg/dl)	162±28	168±30	0.03
Ln TG (mg/dl)	4.1±0.5	4.2±0.4	0.81
LDL-C (mg/dl)	90±25	92±27	0.22
HDL-C (mg/dl)	64±22	66±21	0.14
FPG (mmol/l)	4.6±0.5	4.6±0.5	0.11
2004 SBP percentile	39±21	66±23	<0.001
2004 DBP percentile	27±20	37±25	<0.001
2017 DBP percentile	26±21	37±26	<0.001
2017 SBP percentile	43±23	71±23	<0.001
Obesity (%)	3	10	0.0001
TC Borderline high/High (%)	35	43	0.03
TG Borderline high/High (%)	18	21	0.22
LDL Borderline high/High (%)	19	18	0.51
HDL Borderline low/Low (%)	15	14	0.72
Follow-up adult characteristics
Age (years)	35±12	35±12	0.77
BMI (kg/m2)	28±7	29±7	0.33
WC (cm)	91±18	93±18	0.20
SBP (mmHg)	117±12	123±15	<0.001
DBP (mmHg)	72±11	74±13	0.02
TC (mg/dl)	182±37	186±39	0.2
Ln TG (mg/dl)	4.7±0.6	4.7±0.6	0.90
LDL-C (mg/dl)	113±33	115±34	0.58
HDL-C (mg/dl)	50±17	47±14	0.02
FPG (mmol/l)	5.2±1.9	5.2±1.7	0.76
LVMI (g/m 2.7)	38±10	44±21	0.006
Hypertension (%)	23	41	<0.001
MetS (%)	22	30	0.03
LVH (%)	16	29	0.01

Values are mean±SDs or percentages.

BMI, Body mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglycerides; LDL-C, low density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C high density lipoprotein cholesterol; FPG, fasting plasma glucose, WC, waist circumference; LVMI, left ventricular mass index; MetS, metabolic syndrome; LVH, left ventricular hypertrophy