J Bras Nefrol
December 2011
Introduction: The high prevalence of hypertension in high school students in Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil, has already been described. In this study, within a new sample of high school students from public and private schools, we evaluated if socioeconomic and lifestyle influence on blood pressure values.
Methods: This is an epidemiological study, which is part of the activities of a community-based work conducted by medical students.