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A retrospective chart review was conducted of patients who were referred between July 2002 and June 2007 for mild-to-moderate hypertension, defined as maximum blood pressure at \u226595% + 20\/10 mmHg. The assessment included history and physical examination, nutritional assessment, urinalysis, biochemical and fasting lipid profile, renal ultrasound, echocardiogram, and 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>RESULTS. A total of 249 patients were identified, and charts for 220 (88%) were available for review. There were 156 boys and 64 girls aged 13.3 \u00b1 4.4 years. BMI was 26.1 \u00b1 6.7 kg\/m2, and 143 (65%) had a BMI of \u226590%. Results of urinalysis and serum biochemical testing were clinically normal in all cases. Among those with a lipid profile, 59 (42%) had total cholesterol values of &amp;gt;170 mg\/dL, and 26 (19%) had severe hypercholesterolemia (&amp;gt;200 mg\/dL). Renal sonography revealed findings plausibly associated with hypertension in 14 (8%) patients; 4 (2%) had renovascular abnormalities. Yield of echocardiography was 17%. On ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, 47 (60%) children had systolic readings of &amp;gt;95% at least 20% of the time, and 28 (36%) had diastolic readings of &amp;gt;95% at least 20% of the time.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>CONCLUSIONS. For children and adolescents with mild-to-moderate hypertension, on the basis of a cutoff of 5% to 20% abnormal results to define a useful test, the initial evaluation can range from a serum cholesterol level and ambulatory blood pressure monitoring to a panel that consists of a fasting lipid profile, renal ultrasound, echocardiogram, and ambulatory blood pressure monitoring. 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