[Juvenile hypertension. Results of a study in high school in Milan (author's transl)]

G Ital Cardiol. 1981;11(4):441-6.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

Blood pressure has been measured in a cohort of 2300 high school students of Milan (14-15 years old) for two years on end. The prevalence of "borderline hypertension" was 11.5% at the first examination and 8.5% at the second. The values of blood pressure were decreased, in every measurement, after a year from the initial screening especially in "borderline hypertensives". This study has confirmed that the "borderline hypertension" in subjects 14-15 aged is a transient phenomenon, but the incidence of "stable hypertension" as been found higher significantly in "borderline hypertensives" than normotensives. The results are discussed.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Age Factors
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hypertension / diagnosis
  • Hypertension / epidemiology*
  • Italy
  • Male
  • Mass Screening
  • School Health Services