Body mass index at age 17 within the normal range can predict future risk for hypertension in later life
Body mass index at age 17 within the normal range can predict future risk for hypertension in later life
17:01 27-07-2010; source: www.sciencedaily.com
How might teenage boys and girls with normal blood pressure might progress into becoming young adults with hypertension? Boys are three to four times more likely to develop hypertension as young adults and the higher the blood pressure value, even within the normal range, the higher is the risk for becoming hypertensive adults, according to new research.
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