Discordance in National Estimates of Hypertension Among Young Adults

• DOI: 10.1097/ede.0b013e31821c79d2
• Publication Date: 2011-05-25T08:18:55Z
• Authors: Quynh C. Nguyen; Joyce W. Tabor; Pamela P. Entzel; Yan Lau; Chirayath Suchindran; Jon M. Hussey; Carolyn T. Halpern; Kathleen Mullan H...; Eric A. Whitsel
• Keywords: Adult; Male; Adolescent; Reproducibility of Results; Blood Pressure Determination; Nutrition Surveys; Health Surveys; United States; 3. Good health; Young Adult; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Bias; Hypertension; Humans; Female

In the U.S., where coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of mortality, CHD risk assessment is a priority and accurate blood pressure (BP) measurement is essential.