Key result
African American adolescents with a family history of hypertension demonstrated significantly different blood pressure reactivity to a cold pressor test compared to those without (P=0.0338).
Why the study?
Does a family history of hypertension affect blood pressure and cortisol reactivity to physiologic stress in African American adolescents?
Population
48 African American adolescents (14-17 years)
Comparison
Family history of hypertension and physiologic… vs No family history of hypertension
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May inform targeted monitoring in at-risk adolescents; leaves open longitudinal validation as a hypertension predictor.
Cross-Sectional (n=48)
Does a family history of hypertension affect blood pressure and cortisol reactivity to physiologic stress in African American adolescents?
p-value: p=0.0338
African American adolescents with a family history of hypertension demonstrate increased blood pressure reactivity to physiologic stress, supporting its potential role as a biologic marker for future hypertension risk.
Maureen McCormick Covelli (2006) conducted a cross-sectional in Hypertension risk (n=48). Family history of hypertension (FHH) vs. No family history of hypertension was evaluated on Blood pressure reactivity to cold pressor test (p=0.0338). African American adolescents with a family history of hypertension demonstrated significantly different blood pressure reactivity to a cold pressor test compared to those without (P=0.0338).
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