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One in five male adolescents suffers from high blood pressure
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One in five male adolescents suffers from high blood pressure

by Johannes Angerer, Medical University of Vienna Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Unhealthy levels of hypertension are increasing globally, especially during puberty, with boys affected three to four times more frequently than girls: Around 20% of male adolescents have elevated blood pressure. The main causes of primary hypertension (hypertension not triggered by another disease) in young...