Why the study?
Does geographic origin and duration of US residence affect the incidence of hypertension in young adult university students?
Population
3508 university students (young adults), including American and foreign-born white, Negro, and Asian students.
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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US residence duration associates with higher hypertension incidence in young adults; hypothesis-generating for environmental factors, needs prospective confirmation.
Does geographic origin and duration of US residence affect the incidence of hypertension in young adult university students?
Environmental factors associated with living in the United States significantly increase the risk of hypertension in young adults, regardless of racial background.
NÁNDOR SZENT-GYÖRGYI (1956) studied this question.
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