Studies of Blood Pressure and Prevalence of Hypertension in Schoolchildren in Jakarta

  • I. G. N. Wila Wirya Department of Child Health, Universitas Indonesia Medical School/Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta
  • Husein Alatan Department of Child Health, Universitas Indonesia Medical School/Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta
  • Taralan Tambunan Department of Child Health, Universitas Indonesia Medical School/Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta
  • S. Harmanses Department of Child Health, Universitas Indonesia Medical School/Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta
  • Endang Windiastuti Department of Child Health, Universitas Indonesia Medical School/Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14238/pi28.9-10.1988.183-91
Keywords: blood pressure; hypertension; incidence

Abstract

Blood pressure measurement was done on 4983 school children of 6 - 18 years schoolchildren was at random so that the sample population represented the children in Jakarta. The incidence of hypertension in this study is about 3.11 %, of which most are found at the age of 15 years.

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Wirya IGN, Alatan H, Tambunan T, Harmanses S, Windiastuti E. Studies of Blood Pressure and Prevalence of Hypertension in Schoolchildren in Jakarta. PI [Internet]. 29Jul.2019 [cited 31Jan.2025];28(9-10):183-1. Available from: https://paediatricaindonesiana.org/index.php/paediatrica-indonesiana/article/view/2255
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Vol 28 No 9-10 (1988): September - October 1988
Section
Pediatric Nephrology

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