[Survey of arterial blood pressure in children and adolescents in the population of Guadasuar].
Five hundred seventy-seven children (301 boys and 276 girls) from Guadasuar, whose blood pressure (BP) was taken in 1984, were reexamined over a three year period. The second of three BP readings, the most physiological, was used for the study. Among the boys, there was an increase in the systolic BP up to 16 years of age. The diastolic BP increased up to 12 years of age. For the girls, there was an increment of the systolic and diastolic BP us to 13 years of age. Our results, especially the diastolic readings, are higher than those of Sánchez (Spain) and of the Task Force (USA). The BP value at puberty could be important for the detection of future hypertension cases.
Oriola Font
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Ambulatorio de la Seguridad Social, Guadasuar, Valencia.
Calvo Rigual
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D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001158:Arteries / Q000502:physiology; D001794:Blood Pressure; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology
Estudio de la tensión arterial en niños y adolescentes en la población de Guadasuar.