Adolescent boys who have normal blood pressure readings are still three to four times more likely than girls to develop high blood pressure later in life.
Boys who are overweight at age 17 are at particularly greater risk of future high blood pressure, according to a study in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
Researchers looked at data on 23,191 males and 3789 females, following them from age 17 to 42 years old. Only girls who were clinically obese were at increased risk for high blood pressure as adults. Boys had higher readings than girls.
Posted By: Jane St. Clair