Prevalence of hypertension in school age children and its association with obesity

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dc.contributor.authorBancalari, Rodrigo
dc.contributor.authorDiaz, Carlos
dc.contributor.authorMartinez Aguayo, Alejandro
dc.contributor.authorAglony, Marlene
dc.contributor.authorZamorano, Juanita
dc.contributor.authorCerda, Veronica
dc.contributor.authorFernandez, Manuel
dc.contributor.authorGarbin, Flabia
dc.contributor.authorCavada, Gabriel
dc.contributor.authorValenzuela, Maria
dc.contributor.authorGarcia, Hernan
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-10T13:16:33Z
dc.date.available2024-01-10T13:16:33Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractBackground: Hypertension in children is a frequently overlooked problem that is an important cardiovascular risk factor. Aim: To determine the prevalence of hypertension among school age children. Material and Methods: Cross-sectional study of 2980 children aged 10 +/- 2 years (48% females) from 10 schools of middle and lower class in Metropolitan Santiago. Blood pressure (BP) was measured in the sitting position on three occasions after a rest period, using a mercury sphygmomanometer with appropriate cuff arm diameter, averaging the results of the measurements. Systolic and diastolic hypertension were defined as blood pressure values over 95 percentile for age, sex and height. Results: The overall prevalence of hypertension was 12.2% in women and 15% in men (p < 0.05). According to nutritional status, the prevalence was 6.7, 8.9, 13.6 and 26% in underweight, eutrophic, overweight and obese children, respectively (p < 0.01). Compared with normal weight children, the risk of being hypertensive for overweight children was 1.6 (95% confidence intervals (CI) 1.2-2.3) and for obese children was 3.6 (95% CI 2.8-4.7). Conclusions: The studied children had a high prevalence of hypertension, that was directly related to a higher body mass index. (Rev Med Chile 2011; 139: 872-879).
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dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.eissn0717-6163
dc.identifier.issn0034-9887
dc.identifier.pubmedidMEDLINE:22051824
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/78594
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000293874000007
dc.information.autorucMedicina;Aglony M ;S/I;1273
dc.information.autorucMedicina;Garcia H ;S/I;1006495
dc.information.autorucMedicina;Martinez A ;S/I;1003862
dc.issue.numero7
dc.language.isoes
dc.nota.accesoSin adjunto
dc.pagina.final879
dc.pagina.inicio872
dc.publisherSOC MEDICA SANTIAGO
dc.revistaREVISTA MEDICA DE CHILE
dc.rightsregistro bibliográfico
dc.subjectChild
dc.subjectHypertension
dc.subjectObesity
dc.subjectCARDIOVASCULAR RISK-FACTORS
dc.subjectLEFT-VENTRICULAR MASS
dc.subjectBLOOD-PRESSURE
dc.subjectMETABOLIC SYNDROME
dc.subjectGLOBAL BURDEN
dc.subjectADOLESCENTS
dc.subjectOVERWEIGHT
dc.subjectCHILDHOOD
dc.subject.ods03 Good Health and Well-being
dc.subject.odspa03 Salud y bienestar
dc.titlePrevalence of hypertension in school age children and its association with obesity
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen139
sipa.codpersvinculados1273
sipa.codpersvinculados1006495
sipa.codpersvinculados1003862
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sipa.trazabilidadCarga SIPA;09-01-2024
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