Factors determining arterial blood pressure in childhood.

As part of a programme designed to determine precursors of arterial hypertension and atherosclerosis in children and adolescents, a cross-sectional study involving the groups of families whose children had different baseline arterial pressure levels was conducted. An association between the level of arterial pressure in the children and the blood pressure levels and prevalence of cardiovascular diseases in their first-degree relatives was found. The most informative signs for decreased and increased arterial blood pressure levels in children were identified.

Results of an epidemiological study of the prevalence of arterial hypertension among employees of selected plants in Moscow and Plzen. A cooperative study.

The quality of medical care provided especially to patients with arterial hypertension employed in three industrial plants (ZIL Automobile Works, Moscow, Mytishchi Machine Works, and Skoda Works, Plzen, Czechoslovakia) was investigated in random samples of male and female employees aged 35-64 years. The lowest prevalence of hypertension (AH) was found in Skoda Works (26.4 +/- 1.

Results of a three-year trial of arterial hypertension prevention in a population of children aged 11-15 years by overweight control.

As part of a study of prevention of atherosclerosis precursors mass examinations were performed in two districts of Moscow. In the intervention district, the sample included 1123 pupils aged 11-12 years (544 boys, 579 girls), in the control district 1963 pupils (963 boys, 1000 girls) were examined. Repeat checks were performed one, 2 and 3 years after initial examination (blood pressure, body mass and height, skinfold thickness above m.

Characteristics of the plasma lipid profile in the male population of Tallinn aged 20-54 years.

The blood plasma lipoprotein profile was studied in a representative random sample of the male population in Tallinn, comprising 2292 men aged 20-54 years. 42.8% of the sample were of Estonian and 43.