RISK FACTORS FOR PRIMARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
Risk factors for arterial hypertension (AH) are analyzed. In the vast majority of potential patients, this process may be prevented, by ruling out the external risk factors (inactivity, overweight, smoking, alcohol). The internal risk factors for AH (hyperuricemia, an excessive reduction in diurnal blood pressure index, an adolescent's personality traits, and the specific features of stress reactions) cannot be eliminated, but could be corrected.