Clinical characteristics of two groups commonly referred to an Irish hypertension service-patients with resistant hypertension and young adults with hypertension.
Cormac KennedyOsama AliRichard FarnanJohn StinsonAhmed GabrMary HallPatricia O'ConnorMartina HennessyMichael BarryPublished in: Irish journal of medical science (2022)
This contemporary study highlights the high prevalence of obesity among RH patients and young adults with hypertension. Findings suggest that programs to combat hypertension must include interventions to address obesity.
Keyphrases
- blood pressure
- young adults
- end stage renal disease
- insulin resistance
- metabolic syndrome
- type diabetes
- weight loss
- public health
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- mental health
- ejection fraction
- physical activity
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- adipose tissue
- arterial hypertension
- patient reported outcomes
- body mass index