Association Between Lifestyle and Systemic Arterial Hypertension in Young Adults: A National, Survey-Based, Cross-Sectional Study.

Rosa Maria BrunoGiacomo PucciMartina RosticciLaura GuarinoChiara GuglielmoClaudia Agabiti RoseiSilvia MonticoneAlessandra GiavariniChiara LonatiCamilla TorlascoMassimiliano FedecostanteMaria Virginia ManziFrancesca PezzuttoMarina Di PillaNathan ArtomAllegra BattistoniGiulia PignatelliViola SangaMartino Francesco Pengo

Published in: High blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension (2016)

High BP values were found in 11 % young adults. Male sex, adiposity and alimentary habits were the main determinants of high BP values, indicating that young men are a suitable target for healthy lifestyle interventions.

Keyphrases

young adults
arterial hypertension
physical activity
metabolic syndrome
cardiovascular disease
weight loss
middle aged
insulin resistance
childhood cancer
type diabetes
adipose tissue
drug induced