[Epidemiology of essential arterial hypertension in collectives of schoolchildren. The prevalence of blood pressure changes].
7,917 pupils in schools, between 10-19 years old, of both sexes, were investigated within an epidemiologic screening, performed in the school milieu, for detecting the prevalence of some risk factors (RF) and of the AT modifications with a view to work out the programmes for the essential arterial hypertension (EAHT) primary prevention. 84.4% of all the pupils in the Vth--VIIIth forms and 93.9 pupils in the IXth--XIIth forms were included in the screening. 422 cases of labile arterial hypertension (LAHT) (5.1%) and 457 of benign arterial hypertension (BATH) (54%) were found. In the children with normal arterial hypertension (NAHT) the following were recorded: 46.5% increases only of the diastolic tension: 44.0% of the systolic-diastolic and 7.1% of the systolic tension respectively. Although present, the differences between the LAHT and BAHT prevalence in the gymnasiums (4.3% and 5.4%) and lyceums (5.5% and 6.4%) are not significant and might be functions of: age, sex, psychomotor development, structure of the respective collectivities, the momentary psychoemotional reactions, lability of the blood pressure, specific to the childhood, several screening difficulties etc. The observations made on the prevalence of the growth of the AT values were correlated with the occurrence at some significant levels of the RF, suggesting the measures to be taken for the steady improvement of the primary and secondary prophylaxis of EAHT in schools.
Ivan
A
A
Duda
R
R
Groll
M
M
Hurjui
J
J
Serban
F
F
Vieriu
V
V
Silion
I
I
Mitroi
I
I
D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D015995:Prevalence; D012383:Romania / Q000453:epidemiology
Unele aspecte din epidemiologia hipertensiunii arteriale esenţiale în colectivităţi şcolare. Prevalenţa modificărilor tensiunii arteriale.