Correlates of blood pressure at age 18 in a cohort of Scottish adolescents

摘要

We report an analysis of blood pressure (BP) measured at age 18 in a cohort of adolescents in whom measurements were also made at age 15. Systolic BP was then independently associ- ated with body weight and pulse rate. Follow up of this cohort at age 18 is of interest because measurements of BP made between this and age 25 predict hypertension and coronary dis- ease in later life. Also, because information on birthweight is available in 90/100 of the cohort, we can assess the inverse relation noted previously between birth weight and BP in adults.