Blood pressure, renin angiotensin aldosterone system and other cardiovascular risk factors in children of essential hypertensives
- 1 March 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Klinische Wochenschrift
- Vol. 60 (6) , 275-284
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01716804
Abstract
In the present study, blood pressure, the renin angiotensin aldosterone system, and other cardiovascular risk factors, such as glucose, cholesterine, and triglycerides, were investigated in 294 offspring of essential hypertensives (5–34 years) and in 122 children of normotensive parents (5–34 years). Offspring of essential hypertensives showed statistically significant higher systolic and diastolic blood pressure values than those of normotensive parents (pppppppppp<0,01 bzw. <0,02). Diese Befunde stützen eine vorwiegend genetische Disposition als zugrundeliegende Ursache des höheren Körpergewichtsverhaltens und lassen eine vermehrte Nahrungsmittelaufnahme in Hypertonikerfamilien eher als unwahrscheinlich erscheinen. Die Ergebnisse der vorliegenden Studie legen es nahe, daß durch eine möglichst frühzeitige Kontrolle des Körpergewichtsverhaltens bei Nachkommen essentieller Hypertoniker ein Beitrag zur Primärprävention der Hochdruckkrankheit geleistet werden kann.Keywords
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