Are the conventional cutoff values adequate to define hypertension in young women?

ATALAR E., OKUTUCU S., Aksoy H., Demiri E., AKSÖYEK S.

BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, cilt.15, sa.6, ss.296-299, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 15 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1097/mbp.0b013e32833f564c
  • Dergi Adı: BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.296-299
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background Women have lower systolic blood pressure (SBP) levels than men during early adulthood. Diastolic blood pressure (DBP) tends to be just marginally lower in women than men regardless of age.