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
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High HTN prevalence in students warrants campus BP screening; leaves open whether improving diet security reduces risk.
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.
Lopez et al. (2025) studied this question.
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