Abstract Background: Arterial hypertension is a multisystem disease that increases the risk of fatal cardiac events. Objectives: This study aims to determine the prevalence of increased blood pressure levels of pre-adolescents and adolescents and correlate these pressure levels with the presence of overweight or obesity and family history of hypertension. Methods: In an observational, cross-sectional study, a sample of 157 students from the city of Petropolis aged from ten to nineteen was randomly selected. The study included four public schools […]