[Risk of arterial hypertension and social support].

The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of social support on the 8-year risk of arterial hypertension (AH) in men aged 25 to 64. The researchers studied a random representative sample of male residents of a Novosibirsk district aged 25 to 64 years. The level of social support was evaluated by Berkman-Syme method.