Key result
Elevated blood pressure affects ~7% of Turkish schoolchildren.
Why the study?
Hypertension may begin in adolescence or childhood, but the prevalence among adolescents in the Gemlik Research and Training Area, Turkey was not determined.
Population
3,641 secondary and high school students aged 13-18 years in Gemlik, Turkey
Design
Cross-sectional study
Authors
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Supports adolescent BP screening evaluation; extends regional prevalence data but leaves generalizability open.
Cross-Sectional (n=3,641)
A notable proportion of adolescents (7.2%) in this Turkish cohort had elevated blood pressure, emphasizing the importance of routine blood pressure screening during childhood and adolescence.
Emel Irgil (1998) conducted a cross-sectional in Hypertension (n=3,641). Age, height, and weight was evaluated on Elevated systolic and/or diastolic BP. Among 3,641 schoolchildren aged 13-18 years in Gemlik, Turkey, the prevalence of elevated blood pressure was 7.2%, with 4.4% having significant hypertension and 2.8% having severe hypertension.
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