Elevated BP in Adolescence Linked to Increased Cardiovascular Risk for Males
For males, increased blood pressure (BP) in late adolescence is associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular events, according to a study published online Sept. 26 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Helene Rietz, M.D., from Umeå University in Sweden, and colleagues measured the association between BP in adolescence and future cardiovascular events in a cohort study involving males in late adolescence who were conscripted into the military from 1969 to 1977. Data were included for 1,366,519 males (mean age, 18.3 years).
