Prevalence of masked hypertension and its association with left ventricular hypertrophy in children and young adults with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objectives: There are limited studies using ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) to assess blood pressure (BP) status in young patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) on dialysis or after kidney transplantation. The aim of this meta-analysis is to estimate the prevalence of both white-coat hypertension (WCH) and masked hypertension, along with the prevalence of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), in children and young adults with CKD on dialysis or after kidney transplantation.

Methods: We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies assessing the prevalence of BP phenotypes using ABPM, in children and young adults with CKD stages 2-5d.