Association of Adolescent Hypertension With Future End-stage Renal Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Hypertension is a leading risk factor of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The role of nonmalignant hypertension as the sole initiating factor of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in non-African American populations has recently been questioned.

Objective

To investigate the association between hypertension and future ESRD in otherwise healthy adolescents.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective cohort study examined the data of 16- to 19-year-old healthy candidates for military service in the Israel Defense Forces between January 1, 1967, and December 31, 2013. Data were obtained from the central conscription registry of the Israel Defense Forces and the ESRD registry of the Israel Ministry of Health. Participants underwent a comprehensive m

SUBMITTER: Leiba A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6450304 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature