ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION
IN YOUNG ADOLESCENTS
Manjavidze I,
Kerkadze L, Mchedlishvili I, Pagava K
Tbilisi State
Medical University, Tbilisi, Georgia
Objective: To reveal the frequency of arterial pressure
increase (API) in 12-14 years old adolescents.
Methods: The study was carried out in secondary schools. Adolescents were
investigated three times consecutively in the mornings. In one year the
persons with API were reinvestigated. Together with the general medical
examination, the adolescents filled out the special questionnaires in order
to evaluate their neurotism and anxiety. In total there were observed 1102
adolescents, 598 girls and 594 boys. 447 were pupils of the specialized
vocational schools (mathematical �C 141, music �C 146, sports �C 160), the
rest (655) �C of normal general schools.
Results: API frequency was 6.9��0.6%, ��tracking�� was
observed in 57.1��5.6%. Gender influence
was not revealed. The highest prevalence was observed in pupils of special
mathematical schools (13.4��2.8%). The least prevalence
was in pupils of music schools (4.1��1.3%). There was
significant correlation between high levels of anxiety and neurotism and
API (r=0.72).
Conclusion: Hypertension in young adolescents is often protracted. A high
academical loading as well as neurotism and anxiety can be considered as
important risk factors for development of API.