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Investigators from the Medical University of Warsaw, Poland, conducted a cross-sectional study to create a hypertension risk stratification model and algorithm to detect hypertension in adolescents. Eligible participants were middle and high school students aged 15–17 years from schools in and around Warsaw who never had been diagnosed or suspected of having hypertension previously. Participants completed a questionnaire regarding their family history and risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Blood pressure measurements were taken 3 times on at least 2 separate visits at least a week apart. Anthropometric measurements, including weight; height; BMI; and hip, arm, and abdominal circumference, also were obtained.
The primary outcome was hypertension, defined as systolic and/or diastolic blood pressure ≥95th percentile according to norms for gender, …
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