Key result
Borderline hypertension affects ~21% of young Mexican adults and is strongly linked to weight.
Why the study?
The distribution of blood pressure and its association with anthropometric and social factors in young Mexican adults undergoing economic transition was not well characterized.
Cross-Sectional (n=657)
No
In young Mexican adults, borderline hypertension is prevalent (20.7%) and blood pressure demonstrates a non-linear 'U' shaped relationship with social class.
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May support early BP monitoring in young Mexican adults; leaves open independent effects of weight and social class on progression.
J Rosenthal (1989) conducted a cross-sectional in Hypertension (n=657). Weight and social class was evaluated on Blood pressure. Borderline hypertension was present in 20.7% of young Mexican adults, with weight being the best linear predictor and social class showing a U-shaped relationship with blood pressure.
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