Association of joint exposure to various ambient air pollutants during adolescence with blood pressure in young adulthood.

1 In China, the prevalence of hypertension shows an obvious trend at a younger age and increased by 0.19% annually in children and adolescents in the past two decades. 2 , 3 Additionally, there is an accelerating amount of research revealing that increased blood pressure (BP) in childhood or adolescence is an imperative predictor of hypertension and the morbidity and mortality of CVD in adulthood. 4 , 5 , 6 Identifying the risk factors of hypertension in childhood or adolescence is important for the early control of BP and the prevention of CVD in adulthood.

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