Self-screening of blood pressure and sodium in a 24-hour urine sample as part of a school health programme.
A study was conducted to determine the usefulness of self-screening of blood pressure in families as part of a school health care programme, and to study the relationship between BP and sodium excretion in school children. In 750 families with 10-13 year old children, the mothers were instructed to take BP measurements on themselves, their child and the father whilst at home. A comparison of the children's BP measurements at home and at school with those of the parents showed the home measurements to have the closest correlation with parental BP. Twenty-four hour sodium excretion and sodium/potassium ratio in children of borderline hypertensive mothers were positively related to children's BP.
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Community Health Care Centre, Bedum, Groningen, Netherlands.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001795:Blood Pressure Determination; D002648:Child; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D012572:School Health Services; D016353:Self-Examination; D012964:Sodium / Q000652:urine*
D012964:Sodium