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BLOOD PRESSURE IN SWEDISH BOYS OF 18
Author(s) -
Ahlborg Björn,
Linroth Klas,
Nordgren Bengt,
Nordesjö LarsOlof,
Schéle Rickard
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
journal of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.625
H-Index - 160
eISSN - 1365-2796
pISSN - 0954-6820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2796.1972.tb00054.x
Subject(s) - medicine , blood pressure , diastole , demography , population , heart rate , regression analysis , linear regression , cardiology , gerontology , pediatrics , physical therapy , statistics , environmental health , mathematics , sociology
In 1965, in connection with enlistment for compulsory military service, 1 789 18‐year‐old men from practically the whole of Sweden have been examined in respect of different medical variables, e.g. blood pressure (BP), heart rate (HR), body weight (b.wt.). The subjects constituted a representative sample of about 3% of the whole population of 18‐year‐old males. The variation of the sample in systolic and diastolic BP is reported. Due to illness or other causes of decreased fitness for service 394 individuals have been excluded as not being suitable in a normal material. For another 80 individuals the examinations were not complete for all variables, and these 80 individuals were therefore also excluded. The remaining material consisted of 1315 men. Relationships between BP and other variables are presented. The difference in BP between the excluded 474 individuals and the remaining material is small. Multiple correlation and regression between BP (systolic and diastolic), on the one hand, and resting HR and b.wt., on the other, are presented.