STUDY CONCERNING THE RISC FACTORS OF HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE IN ADOLESCENCE
Abstract:
Premises: Cardio-vascular diseases represent
the main cause of death in the industrialized countries
and in Romania. From a general point of view, but also
from a cardio-vascular point of view, paediatricians have
always been concerned about the adolescents’ health, but
this domain remains undeveloped and insufficiently
defined. Purpose: This study tries to identify and
systematically organize the most relevant aspects of the
cardio-vascular risk factors in adolescence, correlated
with the probability of early high blood pressure in
adulthood. Materials and method: The study includes
362asymptomatic adolescents, between 17 and 19 years
old. We evaluated the food habits, physical effort level
and stress exposure, the use of toxic substances, glucose
and lipids metabolic parameters. We also determined the
body mass index and measured the blood pressure.
Discussions: Our results are similar with the ones
reported worldwide, of an unhealthy lifestyle, based on
unhealthy food habits, sedentary tendencies and toxic
substances exposure like smoking. Conclusions: The
results of the present study represent an alarming signal
concerning the cardio-vascular state of the adolescents in
our country.
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