High Blood Pressure affects Young, Healthy Medical Students
September 30, 2019
New Orleans, LA – Almost two-thirds of medical students had above-normal blood pressure and were more than twice as likely to experience clinically high blood pressure compared to the general public, according to a study presented at the American Heart Association’s Hypertension 2019 Scientific Sessions.
High blood pressure is typically linked with older age, being overweight, smoking and/or being in general poor health.
Young male medical students were 13 times more likely to develop elevated blood pressure than their female counterparts. (American Heart Association)
