Prevalence and Determinants of Isolated Systolic Hypertension among Young Adults: the 1999 – 2004 U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

摘要

BackgroundLittle is known about isolated systolic hypertension (ISH) in younger adults. We examined the prevalence and determinants of ISH in this age group using the 1999-2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES) and made comparisons using data from NHANES III (1988-1994).