Comparison of the lipid profile, blood pressure, and dietary habits of adolescents and children descended from hypertensive and normotensive individuals

OBJECTIVETo compare blood pressure, lipid profile, food intake, and anthropometric data of adolescents with or without a familial history of hypertension.METHODSForty-three adolescents from both sexes were assessed, with ages ranging from 11 to 18 years old. Twenty had hypertensive parents, and 23 had normotensive parents. The following variables were examined: blood pressure, food intake, anthropometric data, lipid profile, and the results of following dietary guidelines (American Heart Association).RESULTSThe offspring of hypertensive parents had greater baseline systolic blood pressure (109 +/- 3 vs. 99 +/- 2 mm Hg, P=0.01), diastolic blood pressure (68 +/- 2 vs. 62 +/- 2 mm Hg, p=0.04), greater TC/HDL-C ratio (4.1 +/- 0.3 vs. 3.2 +/- 0.2, P