title: [Blood pressure and smoking habits of 14-16-year-old students in Basel].
abstract: In a representative sample of Basle eight grade students (14-16 years) blood pressure measurements were correlated with smoking habits. Mean pressure was 122 68 mm Hg for 358 boys and 118/68 mm Hg for 387 girls (p 0,005). 40 of the boys (11%) and 56 of the girls (14%) reported themselves as smoking one or more cigarettes daily. They were found to have lower systolic and diastolic pressure values than non-smokers. These results confirm findings in adults, where smoking was reported to have an inhibiting effect on blood pressure rise in the case of weight gain.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001794:Blood Pressure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013557:Switzerland
vernacular_title: Blutdruck und Rauchgewohnheiten bei 14-16-jährigen Basler Schülern