Prevalence of hypertension in Portuguese adolescents in Lisbon, Portugal

Prevalence of hypertension in Portuguese adolescents in Lisbon, Portugal

Aims: To determine the prevalence of pre-hypertension (pre-HTN) and hypertension (HTN) in Portuguese adolescents in Lisbon and to ascertain the relationship between blood pressure (BP) levels and the risk factors of gender, obesity, smoking, alcohol consumption, exercise and family history of HTN. M...

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Main Authors: Doroteia Silva, Ana Matos, Teresa Magalhães, Vilma Martins, Leonel Ricardo, Helena Almeida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-12-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204912001742

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