Highlights for the Management of a Child with Hypertension

Table 1

Causes of hypertension in children by age group (percentage).

Diagnosis		Age group				Total
	0–2 m	2 m–1 yr	2–6 yrs	7–11 yrs	12–18 yrs	0–18 yrs
Renal disease	83	56	83	70	56	67
Primary hypertension	0	11	14	30	35	23
Others	17	33	4	0	9	10

Adapted from [7].