Fig. 1

Proportion of participants with cardiovascular risk according to the different blood pressure groups. a Proportion of participants with cardiovascular risk based on increased blood pressure in childhood (defined as two abnormal blood pressure measurements). b Proportion of participants with cardiovascular risk based on the different blood pressure levels in childhood (according to the highest one of two abnormal blood pressure measurements). c Proportion of participants with cardiovascular risk in adulthood based on the number of times abnormal blood pressure was observed in childhood. AS arterial stiffness, EBP elevated blood pressure, HBP high blood pressure, LVH left ventricular hypertrophy, NBP normal blood pressure