Proteinuria and nocturnal blood pressure dipping in hypertensive children and adolescents
Bakhoum CY, Vuong KT, Carter CE, Gabbai FB, Ix JH, Garimella PS. Proteinuria and nocturnal blood pressure dipping in hypertensive children and adolescents. Pediatric Research 2021, 90: 876-881. PMID: 33504962, PMCID: PMC8313642, DOI: 10.1038/s41390-020-01315-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmbulatory blood pressure monitoringBody mass indexAssociation of proteinuriaBlood pressureRisk factorsUrine PCRNocturnal blood pressure dippingKidney function declineNocturnal blood pressureAdverse cardiovascular outcomesElevated blood pressureModifiable risk factorsDiastolic blood pressureGlomerular filtration rateBlood pressure dippingBlood pressure monitoringSpot urine proteinHypertensive childrenImpactOur studyCardiovascular outcomesCreatinine ratioFunction declineMass indexProspective studyUrine protein