title: Hypertension precursors in inner city minority females.
abstract: Screening for precursors and objective evidence for hypertension was done in an inner city family planning clinic. Prior history of high blood pressure occurred in 4 of 41 young black females (10%) and pressures greater than 124/80 mmHg occurred in 2 of 41 (5%). A family history of heart disease occurred in 7 of 41 (17%), of high blood pressure in first degree relatives in 17 of 29 (60%), of death due to high blood pressure in 12 of 41 (29%). Family history may be more predictive of future events than objective data in this age/sex cohort.
authors.affiliation: University of Southern California, Los Angeles.
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Haywood
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Haywood
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Luster-Gunn
authors.forename: M Z
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Norwood
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: de Quattro
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001794:Blood Pressure; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics; D008913:Minority Groups; D012307:Risk Factors; D014505:Urban Population