Prevalence of and Factors Associated With High Blood Pressure at 15 Years of Age: A Birth Cohort Study

Prevalence of and Factors Associated With High Blood Pressure at 15 Years of Age: A Birth Cohort Study

Background Arterial hypertension is the greatest cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Our aim was to investigate the prevalence of and factors associated with high blood pressure (HBP) among adolescents. Methods and Results The Pelotas 2004 Birth Cohort included 4231 newborns from hospital bi...

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Main Authors: Andrea Mabilde Petracco, Rita Mattiello, Caroline Cardozo Bortolotto, Rodrigo Wiltgen Ferreira, Alicia Matijasevich, Fernando Celso Lopes Fernandes de Barros, Frederico Orlando Friedrich, Luciana Tovo‐Rodrigues, Aluísio Jardim Dornellas de Barros, Iná S. Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-12-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
adolescent
blood pressure
cohort
high blood pressure
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.123.029627

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