WEIGHT, HEIGHT AND BLOOD PRESSURE IN HUNGARIAN STUDENTS

Correlation between systolic and diastolic blood pressure and body weight and height has been investigated in 1256 first-year students at the Technical University, Budapest in the academic year 1971/1972. In male students systolic and diastolic blood pressure is significantly correlated to the body weight but not to the body height. In female students, body weight is significantly correlated to the systolic, but not to the diastolic blood pressure, at the same time there is a poorly significant correlation (at 5 % level) between body height and diastolic blood pressure.