The term "Tracking" of blood pressure refers to -: (A) 24 hr BP monitoring, (B) Identifying children at risk of developing hypeension at future date, (C) Pictorial representation of BP, (D) BP control with nifedipine
Answer is B. <p> If blood pressure level of individuals were followed up over a period of years from early childhood into adult life,then those individuals whose pressures were initially high in the distribution,would probably continue in the same &;track&; as adults. Reference:Park&;s textbook of preventive and social medicine,K.Park,23rd edition,page no:374. <\p>