Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Epstein, Leon
• Tamir, Ada
• Pearlman, Susan

Titel

Blood pressure and hypertension in Israeli high school students

Ist Teil von

• Journal of chronic diseases, 1981, Vol.34 (7), p.321-329

Ort / Verlag

England: Elsevier Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

1981

Quelle

Elsevier Journal Backfiles on ScienceDirect (DFG Nationallizenzen)

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The results of the examination of blood pressure measurements in a population of Israel high school students are presented. There is a clear rise of both systolic and diastolic pressure with age (from 16–18 yr) in the males that is absent in the females. The differences are smallest in those pupils of Western origin. Blood pressure levels were related to an index of weight and height (Quetelet Index) and to the smoking habits of the thinnest group of pupils. The proportion of the students with raised levels of blood pressure were similar to those found in North American studies. The findings in this ethnically heterogeneous adolescent population are of relevance to the planning of health services (expecially preventive) for this age group.