If your doctor determines that your child's blood pressure is high, you will need to bring your child back for a few more checks and may ask your child to wear a portable device called a 24-hour blood pressure monitor. If the blood pressure remains high, your child will be diagnosed with childhood hypertension.

With the increase in obesity and sedentary lifestyles, the frequency of detecting high blood pressure in children is increasing. If not intervened promptly, high blood pressure in children will continue into adulthood, causing many complications that seriously affect the child's health.