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[Arterial pressure in adolescents: epidemiologic approach]
Bulletin Et Memoires De L'Academie Royale De Medecine De Belgique
|January 1, 1989
Abstract:
The epidemiological survey of a sample of Belgium teenagers aged from 12 to 17 provides the reference values of blood pressure and illustrates the importance of weight and mainly of overweight as a determinant of blood pressure in this population. The longitudinal part of the study clearly establishes the importance of the tracking phenomenon and the significance of the casual finding of an elevated blood pressure in a teenager aged from 13 to 17 years.