Open AccessBlood-Pressure Categories in Adolescence Predict Development of Hypertension in Accordance with the European Guidelines
Author(s) -
Eran Israeli,
Z. Korzets,
Dorit Tekes-Manova,
Amir Tirosh,
T SCHOCHAT,
J. Bernheim,
Eliezer Golan
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
american journal of hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1941-7225
pISSN - 0895-7061
DOI - 10.1016/j.amjhyper.2007.01.020
Subject(s) - medicine , blood pressure , body mass index , population , young adult , cardiology , pediatrics , demography , environmental health , sociology
It is estimated that by 2025, >1.5 billion adults worldwide will be hypertensive. Early identification of the population at risk would lead to improved utilization of preventive measures. We aimed to evaluate whether baseline body mass index (BMI) and blood-pressure (BP) values during adolescence (categorized according to the guidelines of the European Society of Hypertension-European Society of Cardiology) are of use in predicting the development of hypertension in young adulthood.
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