Blood pressure and hypertension in Israeli high school students.

摘要: Abstract The results of the examination blood pressure measurements in a population Israel high school students are presented. There is clear rise both systolic and diastolic with age (from 16–18 yr) males that absent females. differences smallest those pupils Western origin. Blood levels were related to an index weight height (Quetelet Index) smoking habits thinnest group pupils. proportion raised similar found North American studies. findings this ethnically heterogeneous adolescent relevance planning health services (expecially preventive) for group.