Along with the increase in the number of overweight teenagers, the number of young people with high blood pressure is increasing, scientists from the Tel Aviv Medical Center in Israel report.. Body mass index (BMI) in adolescents has a statistically significant relationship with systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP), experts say.

The most important finding is that BMI is positively associated with SBP and DBP in both normal weight and overweight adolescents.. This highlights the importance of BMI as a marker for cardiovascular health across all body types, the researchers note..

The study looked at 715,000 Israeli teenagers, both male and female, aged 16-20.

Experts have observed a significant relationship between BMI and blood pressure. The percentage of overweight adolescents increased from 13.2% in 1998 to 21% in 2011, while the percentage of adolescents with high blood pressure increased from 7% to 28% in males and from 2% to 12% in females..

The relationship between BMI and blood pressure was more pronounced in women than in men.. While the reason for this is not clear, researchers have speculated that it may be due to certain hormonal factors..

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