Smoking habit does not differentiate young patients with first diagnosed and never treated hypertensive disease regarding blood pressure levels and hypertension mediated organ damage

Abstract Background Early onset hypertension is associated with a considerably greater risk for CVD mortality compared with hypertension that begins later in life. Aim of this study is the evaluation of cardiovascular risk (CV) factors and hypertension mediated organ damage (HMOD) in young patients with first diagnosed and never treated hypertensive disease regarding smoking habit. Methods From a cohort of 520 non-diabetic and first diagnosed and never treated hypertensive patients, we studied those patients aged