[Clinical evaluation of food motivation in borderline arterial hypertension]

Alimentary motivation (AM) disorders, varying in nature, markedness and duration, were found in 102 individuals with marginal arterial hypertension (64 of those showing obesity). Enhanced AM with an undulating recurrence pattern was established in 71.6%. Normal AM was noted in 24.5%, and reduced AM, in 3.9% of the patients. A relationship between elevated BP and AM changes was recorded in 70.5% of cases. Unstable or altogether lacking effect of the will effort to suppress alimentary discomfort (in 31 of 73 patients) suggests that anorexic agents should be added to combined treatment schemes for patients with marginal arterial hypertension and enhanced AM.