Key result
Hungarian high school students in Debrecen had higher blood pressure than age-matched US children, suggesting US-based blood pressure standards may not be universally applicable.
Population
Adolescents (discussing a study of 10,359 Hungarian high school students)
Design
Editorial
Authors
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Blood pressure cut-points in adolescents are arbitrary, and clinical decisions should rely on comprehensive risk assessment rather than solely on population-specific normative percentiles.
Blood pressure cut-points in adolescents are arbitrary, and clinical decisions should rely on comprehensive risk assessment rather than solely on population-specific normative percentiles.
Barry J. Materson (2003) conducted an editorial in Hypertension (n=10,359). Debrecen-specific blood pressure standards vs. US normative data was evaluated on Blood pressure percentiles. Hungarian high school students in Debrecen had higher blood pressure than age-matched US children, suggesting US-based blood pressure standards may not be universally applicable.
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