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January 1, 2025Food and Nutrition SciencesOpen Access

Hypertension in College Students: Exploring the Prevalence and Risk Factors

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Why the study?

Early onset hypertension raises cardiovascular disease risk, and high blood pressure may be markedly prevalent among university students not following healthy diets or lifestyles.

Population

123 college students

Design

Cross-sectional study

Authors

TLTabbetha D. LopezYOYemisi OguntuwaseASAnna Sullivan

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Overview

High HTN prevalence in students warrants campus BP screening; leaves open whether improving diet security reduces risk.

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Population
123 college students
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Outcome
Prevalence of hypertension and its risk factors (diet, stress, food security, physical measurements)surrogate

There is a high prevalence of elevated blood pressure and hypertension among college students, which correlates with poor dietary habits, waist circumference, and food insecurity.

Cite This Study

Lopez et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8a9ace0f137e402b339e90https://doi.org/10.4236/fns.2025.162011
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