title: [Epidemiology of arterial hypertension].
abstract: The prevalence of high blood pressure increases in our industrialized society. The main risk factors are hypertensive heredity, small birth weight for the gestational age, large increase of weight in teenagers, low physical activity, excess in salt and/or alcohol consumption. The normotensive people with high normal blood pressure are the future hypertensive population.
authors.affiliation: Service de Néphrologie et Hypertension artérielle (Pr. G. Rorive) CHU Sart Tilman.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Krzesinski
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects; D001724:Birth Weight; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics; D008019:Life Style; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012982:Sodium, Dietary / Q000009:adverse effects; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D015430:Weight Gain
chemical_list: D012982:Sodium, Dietary