Introduction:

Adult´s high blood pressure has its onset in the childhood. Adolescents copy the same lifestyles that adults have which are potential triggers for cardiovascular diseases.

Objective:

Characterize the factors associated with high blood pressure in the adolescents of San Juan y Martinez municipality in 2018.

Methods:

A descriptive, cross-sectional research was conducted. The group sample was formed by 522 teenagers from San Juan y Martínez municipality and the sample by 203 adolescents selected randomly in the different study centers of Pueblo district.

Results:

The female sex was the most representative; there was predominance of the black skin; the most representative family pathological history were high blood pressure and diabetes mellitus; a high percent of adolescents smoke and consume alcoholic beverages. There is a predominance of bad and regular dietary habits, as well as a sedentary trend; a large number of adolescents are obese or overweight.

Conclusions:

In the adolescents of San Juan y Martínez there is an increase in the factors that predispose to high blood pressure, which makes it possible to develop at an early stage of life. Hence, comprehensive general doctors must work on its prevention to stop the progression of this disease in this age group.

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