Screening for Hypertension in Children With and Without Autism Spectrum Disorder

JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Apr 1;5(4):e226246. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.6246.

Authors

James T Nugent^{1

2}, Christine Bakhoum^{1

2}, Lama Ghazi², Jason H Greenberg^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Section of Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
² Clinical and Translational Research Accelerator, Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.

Abstract

This cross-sectional study compares the frequency of hypertension screening at health maintenance visits between children with and without autism.

MeSH terms

Autism Spectrum Disorder* / complications
Autism Spectrum Disorder* / diagnosis
Autism Spectrum Disorder* / epidemiology
Child
Humans
Hypertension* / complications
Hypertension* / diagnosis
Hypertension* / epidemiology
Mass Screening
Medical History Taking

Grants and funding

K23 DK129836/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States