The relation between elevated blood pressure in young men and critical growth periods /

Primary arterial hypertension is diagnosed in every third adult. The disease tends to appear in younger individuals, especially men. However, general cardiovascular disease risk factors fail to explain this trend. Insufficient attention is given to the possible relation between hypertension and birth parameters as well as growth characteristics. It was not known which of the general hypertension risk factors and which of the critical growth period characteristics have major influence on the development of elevated blood pressure in young men in our country. Therefore, this dissertation aims at evaluating the relation of elevated blood pressure in young men (18-21 years old) to the characteristics of different critical growth periods, cardiovascular risk factors, heredity and the socio-economic conditions of the young man‘s family. The research showed the following results: smaller head and chest circumferences at birth along with the body mass index at young adult age are significant prognostic factors for elevated blood pressure; higher velocity of height growth within the first seven years of life and more intensive growth of the body mass index and weight in adolescence have significant relation to elevated blood pressure at young adult age; lean body mass and fat body mass have different influence on blood pressure; young men with elevated blood pressure have bigger skeletons; risky amounts of alcohol consumed and lower physical activity have significant influence on young men’s blood pressure. Furthermore, the research study assessed the influence of the individual’s mother’s early primary arterial hypertension and the impact of her lower education on her son’s risk for evaluated blood pressure and established the significance of worse socio-economic conditions of the family.

Grantor dc:publisher

Institutional Repository of Vilnius University

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Paulauskienė, Skaidrė,

• elevated blood pressure ; young men ; critical growth periods

Statement dc:rights

• info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

Language dc:language

eng

Repository record dc:identifier

https://repository.vu.lt/VU:ELABAETD1994043&prefLang=en_US

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vu.lt:elaba:1994043