title: [Link between familial arterial hypertension and blood pressure in children].
abstract: The purpose of the study was to examine the relation between the level of arterial blood pressure in control and hypertensive subjects and their parents. The study performed in Rijeka, Croatia included 1,472 men and 464 women aged from 20 to 59 years. Systolic and diastolic pressures were measured using WHO recommendations. The results show that with one hypertensive parents, males (4.1/3.7 mmHg) and females (5.8/3.9 mmHg) have higher arterial pressure than controls with normotensive parents. When both parents were hypertensive, the difference was more pronounced in males (7.6/5.8 mmHg) and females (11.1/6.6 mmHg). When both parents were normotensive, hypertension was present in 15.6% of male population and 5.9% of female population. When one or two parents were hypertensive, hypertension was more frequent in males (1.9/2.4 time) and females (3.9/6.2 time). Thus, the level of blood pressure in general population is related to the level of blood pressure of their parents. Familial hypertension is a strong predictor of hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Centre médical, Faculté de médecine, Rijeka, Croatie.
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authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Skrobonja
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001794:Blood Pressure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors
vernacular_title: Liaison entre l'hypertension artérielle familiale et la tension artérielle chez les enfants.