Hypertension in children and young adults in educational institutions of Abbottabad

ABSTRACT

Thee prevalence of hypertension was studied among 3307 school and college going students aged 13 to 25 years. Amongst them were 59% males and 41% females. Of the age group studied 5.81% were found to have a diastolic blood pressure above 90 mm Hg and a systolic blood pressure above 140 nut Hg. It was concluded that the diagnosis of hypertension will be missed unless the recording of blood pressure is made an integral part of a routine physical examination in younger patients