Hamoen M, et al. - Researchers analyzed data from six studies in order to provide a comprehensive summary of childhood prediction models for future hypertension. These studies involved the general population and reported on the development or validation of a multivariable model for children to predict future high blood pressure, prehypertension, or hypertension. In all, 18 models were included in their analysis. The most commonly included predictors in the final models were body mass index and current blood pressure. The investigators found considerable heterogeneity in timing of prediction (from early childhood to late adolescence) and outcome measurement. For use in practice, no clarity was gained regarding the value of several childhood prediction models for future hypertension, which may have been due to suboptimal methods, limited information on performance, or the lack of external validation.