title: Arterial blood pressure values in children and adolescents in the Lublin population. Epidemiological studies.
abstract: The frequency of arterial hypertension occurrence in the adult population is estimated at 10-20%. In the last decade attention has been called to hypertension in children and adolescents. The purpose of the present study was to determine the arterial blood pressure in the studied age groups of children and adolescents in the elementary and secondary schools in Lublin, and to establish the prevalence of hypertension in this population group.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Clinic, Institute of Internal Diseases, Medical Academy in Lublin, Poland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Markiewicz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jach
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wójcik
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Poleszak
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Prasał
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence