Prevalence of High Blood Pressure in 122,053 Adolescents (original) (raw)
Related papers
Trends in the prevalence of hypertension among children and adolescents during 2000-2014
Revista del Centro de Investigación de la Universidad la Salle
Hypertension has been cited as a major risk factor of morbidity and mortality related to cardiovascular diseases and it is considered a public health problem worldwide. There is a lack of information regarding the real prevalence of hypertension among children and adolescents because blood pressure assessment is not considered part of the routine clinical assessment in this population.The aim of this study was analyze the reported prevalence of hypertension in children and adolescents according gender and nutritional status during the period 2000-2014.Methods: A systematic review focused on the assessment of high blood pressure was conducted. Only original articles were selected on the basis of strict inclusion and details and reviewed by pairs. 98 studies met the inclusion criteria. Computerized searches were completed using multiple databases.Results: Nutritional status strongly influences whether children are more likely to have hypertension. However this condition is not the sam...
Elevated Blood Pressure in School Children and Adolescents – Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors
Collegium Antropologicum, 2012
Elevated blood pressure (BP) in children and adolescents is determined on normative distribution of BP in healthy children. The aim of this study was to determine prevalence of high normal and elevated BP among school children and to assess associated risk factors. The study comprised 965 children (48.7% girls) in 8 th grade of primary school. Data were obtained from questionnaire and anthropometric measurements. The prevalence of high normal BP was 28.5% in girls, 36.8% in boys, and elevated BP 7.9% in girls and 5.3% in boys. Overweight was present in 19.4% of girls and 9.3% boys with high normal, and 29.7% of girls and 30.8% boys with elevated BP. Hypertension in family history was the most common associated factor reported by boys and girls with high normal and elevated BP. Follow-up of children throughout school age makes possible taking of preventative measures and promotion of healthy life style.
Prevalence of hypertension among adolescents: systematic review and meta-analysis
Revista de Saúde Pública, 2016
OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of hypertension among adolescent Brazilian students. METHODS A systematic review of school-based cross-sectional studies was conducted. The articles were searched in the databases MEDLINE, Embase, Scopus, LILACS, SciELO, Web of Science, CAPES thesis database and Trip Database. In addition, we examined the lists of references of relevant studies to identify potentially eligible articles. No restrictions regarding publication date, language, or status applied. The studies were selected by two independent evaluators, who also extracted the data and assessed the methodological quality following eight criteria related to sampling, measuring blood pressure, and presenting results. The meta-analysis was calculated using a random effects model and analyses were performed to investigate heterogeneity. RESULTS We retrieved 1,577 articles from the search and included 22 in the review. The included articles corresponded to 14,115 adolescents, 51.2% (n = 7,23...
American Journal of Human Biology, 2014
Objective: Although previous studies have analyzed the association between cardiovascular risk factors and blood pressure in adolescents, few studies conducted in developing countries analyzed whether the aggregation of risk factors contributes to an increased risk of high blood pressure in adolescents. The objective of this study was to assess the association between cardiovascular risk factors (including general overweight, abdominal obesity, high consumption of foods rich in fats, and insufficient physical activity levels) and high blood pressure in adolescents.
Background: Hypertension is one of the diseases which is less commonly diagnosed and treated, but its actual prevalence is high. The association between the presence of risk factors and the development of disease has been well documented. The present study was conducted to find out the risk factors and to evaluate the prevalence of hypertension among the adolescent school boys of Ahmedabad city. Aims: 1.To study the distribution of blood pressure among the adolescent boys who were aged 12-19 years. 2. To find out the association between the prevalence of hypertension and it’s risk factors. Settings and Design: A cross sectional study was conducted from Feb. 2007 to August 2008 in secondary and higher secondary schools in 5 zones of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation. Methods and Material: A predesigned and pretested proforma was filled by the students after the purpose of the study was explained to them. Anthropometric measurements and blood pressure were recorded as per the standard WHO guidelines.1093 proformas were analyzed after excluding the incomplete proformas. Hypertension was diagnosed when the BP exceeded two standard deviations (i.e.95th percentile) above the mean pressure for the population. BMI was used as a measure of obesity and it was derived by using the standard formula for it. Statistical Analysis: The collected information was analyzed by using the Microsoft Excel and the Epi info 3.4 softwares. Chi-square test was used for analysis. Results and Conclusions: Out of 1093 adolescent boys, 107 (9.78 %) were found to be hypertensive. The highest prevalence was found at 19 years of age (21.7 %). Of the 107 hypertensive boys, 42 (39.2 %) had both systolic and diastolic hypertension. The mean SBP among the participants was 109.6 mm Hg and the mean DBP was 69.3 mmHg. The family history of HT and the presence of overweight and obesity in boys were found to be associated significantly. No association was found between hypertension and other risk factors like added salt, junk food and the socioeconomic class. Among the hypertensive adolescents, the risk factors which were found to have the highest prevalence were the intake of junk food (90.6%), followed by higher socio-economic class (48.5%), extra salt in the diet (29.9%) and overweight and obesity (20.3%).
Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with Hypertension in Children and Adolescents
Pediatric Oncall, 2015
Introduction: high blood pressure is the most common cardiovascular disorder affecting approximately one billion people globally and remains a major contributor to the global burden of non-communicable diseases and mortality. Hypertension, once rare in traditional African societies, is now a major public health problem probably because of a rise in its risk factors. In sub-Saharan Africa, an estimated 74.7 million individuals live with hypertension. This study was designed to determine the prevalence and identify risk factors associated with hypertension in adults aged 21 years and above in Ombe village, a rural Cameroonian setting in sub-Saharan Africa. Methods: this study was a cross-sectional community based survey from March to September 2016 (seven months) in the village of Ombe, a rural community in the southwest region of Cameroon. Following ethical clearance from the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of the Faculty of Health Science, University of Buea and administrative a uthorization, 243 participants (141 males and 102 females) through multi-stage sampling were randomly selected to take part in the study following consent which was voluntary and without any form of coercion. The principal research instrument was a questionnaire adapted from the WHO STEPwise approach to chronic disease risk factor surveillance-Instrument v2.1 which was administered to participants. The self-administered questionnaire collected socio-demographic information, data related to knowledge and practices related to hypertension, anthropometric data (weight and height from which the body mass index (BMI) was calculated). The blood pressure of study participants was measured. Data was entered using Micr osoft Excel, then imported and analysed in SPSS v22.0. Frequencies and percentages were determined for categorical variables. Means and standard deviations (mean ± SD). Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis were used to investigate factors associated with high blood pressure (hypertension). Results: the results showed that 19.8% of the adult population had hypertension. Of the 243 respondents, 77.7% understood what is hypertension, 85% indicated that they could tell some consequences of high blood pressure (they indicated hypertension affects the heart, brain and kidneys) and 63.3% of study participants had never checked their blood pressure. Age greater than 40 years, harmful alcohol intake for more than 10 years, physical inactivity and obesity (BMI ≥ 25Kg/m 2) were variables associated with hypertension on univariate analysis. Following multivariate analysis, independent risk factors for hypertension in our study were: physical inactivity (Adj. OR 2.6, 95%CI: 1.3-4.4, p = 0.021), regular alcohol consumption for more than 10 years (Adj. OR 2.9, 95%CI: 1.6-5.1, p = 0.014) and being older than 40 years of age: Adj. OR 2.5, 95%CI: 1.02-4.1, p = 0.002 in age category 41-60 years and this age related risk was even higher in persons older than 60 years of age Adj. OR 4.5, 95%CI: 2.1-6.3, p = 0.002. Conclusion: the findings of this study showed the prevalence of high blood pressure among adults in Ombe (a rural community in Cameroon) was 19.8%. Old age, alcohol consumption, and physical inactivity were independent risk factors for hypertension. Despite the population demonstrating knowledge about hypertension and its possible poor consequences on health, less than half had ever gone for blood pressure checks. Interventions to improve physical activity, reduce alcohol consumption and boost health seeking (high blood pressure screening) behaviour will be beneficial as preventive measures in combatting hypertension.
Risk Factors of Hypertension in Adolescents: A Literature Review
KnE Medicine
The increasing prevalence of hypertension in adolescents is a growing public health problem. This study aimed to determine the risk factors for hypertension in adolescents. A literature review was conducted and 20 relevant articles were found by searching in Pubmed (n = 7), Proquest (n = 6), Science Direct (n = 3), and Google Scholar (n = 4). The data search keywords were “risk factor AND hypertension AND adolescents OR teenager OR juvenile”. According to the results, risk factors for hypertension in adolescents include high birth weight, alcohol consumption, smoking, consuming fast food rich in salt, environmental factors, and exposure to particulate matter and air pollution. Most of the risk factors for hypertension in adolescents are related to obesity. Keywords: risk factors, hypertension, adolescents, tenageer, juvenile
High blood pressure in school children: prevalence and risk factors
BMC pediatrics, 2006
The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of high blood pressure (HBP) and associated risk factors in school children 8 to 13 years of age. Elementary school children (n = 1,066) were examined. Associations between HBP, body mass index (BMI), gender, ethnicity, and acanthosis nigricans (AN) were investigated using a school based cross-sectional study. Blood pressure was measured and the 95th percentile was used to determine HBP. Comparisons between children with and without HBP were utilized. The crude and multiple logistic regression adjusted odds ratios were used as measures of association. Females, Hispanics, overweight children, and children with AN had an increased likelihood of HBP. Overweight children (BMI > or = 85th percentile) and those with AN were at least twice as likely to present with HBP after controlling for confounding factors. Twenty one percent of school children had HBP, especially the prevalence was higher among the overweight and Hispanic gr...
The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, 2021
This study aimed at comparing the prevalence of abnormal blood pressure (BP) phenotypes among 241 adolescents referred for hypertension (15.4 ± 1.4 years, 62% males, 40% obese) according to mostly used or available criteria for hypertension [AAP or ESH criteria for high office BP (OBP); Arsakeion or Goiânia schools' criteria for high home BP monitoring (HBPM)]. High OBP prevalence was greater when defined by AAP compared with ESH criteria (43.5% vs. 24.5%; p < .001), while high HBPM prevalence was similar between Arsakeion and Goiânia criteria (33.5% and 37.5%; p = .34). Fifty-five percent of the sample fulfilled at least one criterion for high BP, but only 31% of this subsample accomplished all four criteria. Regardless of the HBPM criteria, AAP thresholds were associated with lower prevalence of normotension and masked hypertension This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.