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Pat Buche, nurse at Watkins Memorial Health Center, checks the blood pressure of Alecia Axtell, Lawrence freshman.
Officials to give blood pressure tests
By Tiffany Lasha Hurt
Kansan staff writer
Health officials encourage students to stop by the grocery store tomorrow — but not for food.
The Douglas County Health Department plans to conduct free blood pressure tests from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Dillons, 1015 W. 23rd St. The department usually charges $2 for an initial test.
High blood pressure, or hypertension, is the leading cause of heart attacks and strokes. Even though hypertension is not common among college students, health officials urge students to get their blood pressure checked annually.
Charles Yockey, chief of staff at Watkins Memorial Health Center, said that about 20 University of Kansas students were given medication each year to control hypertension. Nationwide, one of five adults older than 40 have hypertension.
Blood pressure is the force blood exerts on the walls of blood vessels,
It is important for students to understand what hypertension is, Yockey said.
according to a pamphlet distributed by Watkins from Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories in Philadelphia. High blood pressure indicates that this force is too strong and places a person at risk for a heart attack or stroke.
It is important for individuals to get their blood pressure checked regularly because they won't know they have hypertension until they are tested for it. Yockey said.
Symptoms of anxiety, stress or hyperactivity are not indicators of hypertension, he said. But they can slightly elevate an individual's blood pressure level.
"Every adult should know what their blood pressure is," he said. "Just like they should know what their cholesterol level is. And if they don't know what their cholesterol level is and what their blood pressure level is, they should get them both checked — because you can't feel either one of them."
Students who have a history of hypertension in their family should get their blood pressure level checked every six months, Yockey said. But annual checks are adequate until age 30, when biannual checkups
become necessary.
Ann Chapman, dietitian at Watkins, said risks for hypertension increased with age, but those with high blood pressure could do three things to help reduce it;
maintain an ideal weight
exercise regularly restrict sodium intake
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If a student does these three things and still has high blood pressure, then they must take medication to control it. Yoksey said. A normal blood pressure level does not exceed 140/90.
The top number, or systolic, measures the highest an individual's blood pressure gets with every heart beat. The bottom number, or diastolic, measures the lowest an individual's blood pressure gets with every heart beat.
Factors that can contribute to hypertension included stress, cigarette smoking, inactivity and obesity. Chapman said.
"People who exercise aerobically on a regular basis have low blood pressure level," she said. "If you're under a lot of stress, aerobic activity will help to reduce it."
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