Blood pressure trends with aging. Hypertension 1982;4(5 Pt 2):III128-34
Date
09/01/1982Pubmed ID
7049927DOI
10.1161/01.hyp.4.5_pt_2.iii128Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0020356581 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 133 CitationsAbstract
In industrialized societies, blood pressure increases with age, and blood pressure at one age is related to blood pressure at an earlier age. Blood pressure is also related to weight, weight change, and maturation. This paper reviews the association of growth and maturation with blood pressure and the evidence for blood pressure "tracking" with age. Additional longitudinal studies are required to determine if blood pressures before puberty are related to blood pressures of sexually mature young adults. Adolescents with "gestational" hypertension also have relatively high blood pressures at long-term follow-up. Thus, it may by possible to identify young individuals who are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease.
Author List
Kotchen JM, McKean HE, Kotchen TAMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdolescentAdult
Aged
Aging
Blood Pressure
Body Weight
Child
Child, Preschool
Diastole
Female
Humans
Hypertension
Male
Middle Aged
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular
Pregnancy in Adolescence
Sex Factors
Sexual Maturation
Systole
