title: School performance affects adolescent blood pressure.
abstract: Hypertension is a risk factor in many cardiovascular or cerebrovascular diseases. Adolescent hypertension may develop into adult hypertension. Examining the aetiologic factors of adolescent hypertension is crucial in its prevention and in managing its possible complications. The predominant view of aetiologic factors includes heredity, overweight/obesity, insulin resistance, gestational hypertension, diet, and intrauterine growth retardation. This article reported that children's academic grades in schools were positively correlated with adolescent blood pressure.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Cardiology, Tian Jin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.
authors.forename: Shaopeng
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: 2 Tian Jin University of Traditional Medicine, Tianjin State Key Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: 3 Department of Internal Medicine, Tibet Chang Du people's Hospital, Tibet, China.
authors.forename: Jiayong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zepei
authors.affiliation: 3 Department of Internal Medicine, Tibet Chang Du people's Hospital, Tibet, China.
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: 3 Department of Internal Medicine, Tibet Chang Du people's Hospital, Tibet, China.
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.affiliation: 3 Department of Internal Medicine, Tibet Chang Du people's Hospital, Tibet, China.
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Cardiology, Tian Jin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.
authors.forename: Zheng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001794:Blood Pressure; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000503:physiopathology*