The prevalence of adolescent hypertension in Hungary - the Debrecen hypertension study.
Blood Press
; 20(3): 134-9, 2011 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The aim of this study was to obtain epidemiological data and to determine the prevalence of adolescent hypertension implementing a blood pressure (BP) screening.METHODS:
We performed a cross-sectional, population-based survey in a major Hungarian city (Debrecen, population 230,000). After a 10-min resting period, three consecutive BP measurements were taken.RESULTS:
Complete records were obtained for 10,194 subjects (5163 boys and 5031 girls). The mean age was 16.6±1.0 years. BP for boys was higher than for girls (ΔBP(syst)=11 mmHg; ΔBP(diast)=2 mmHg, p<0.001). A significant decrease was observed in BP during the three consecutive measurements (time 1-3 ΔBP(syst)=4 mmHg; ΔBP(diast)=2.5 mmHg; p<0.001). Systolic and/or diastolic BP exceeded the age-, gender- and height-adjusted 90th percentile in 1614 (15.84%) adolescents. Following two lots of three extra measurements on 1461 subjects of this sub-sample, hypertension (systolic and/or diastolic BP exceeded the 95th percentile) was confirmed in 2.12% of the subjects (male 2.27%, female 1.97%). Considering there were individuals either already diagnosed with hypertension (n=19) or refusing further participation, the prevalence of hypertension was 2.53% in adolescents in the age range 15-18 years.CONCLUSION:
Our population-based study was the first to determine the point-prevalence of adolescent hypertension in Central-Eastern Europe. Identifying and following-up cases of confirmed hypertension is inevitable to prevent or delay the manifestations of target organ damage and reduce hypertension-related mortality.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Pressão Sanguínea
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Adolescente
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Hipertensão
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Blood Press
Assunto da revista:
ANGIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Hungria