Prevalence of hypertension and prehypertension in schoolchildren from Central India

Background: Epidemiological transition with increasing burden of cardiovascular risk factors is evident not only in adults but also in children. The data on the prevalence of prehypertension and hypertension in children show large regional differences in India and such data are not available from Ce...

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Veröffentlicht in:Annals of pediatric cardiology 2019-05, Vol.12 (2), p.90-96
Hauptverfasser: Patel, Ashish, Bharani, Anil, Sharma, Meenakshi, Bhagwat, Anuradha, Ganguli, Neepa, Chouhan, Dharampal
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Zusammenfassung:Background: Epidemiological transition with increasing burden of cardiovascular risk factors is evident not only in adults but also in children. The data on the prevalence of prehypertension and hypertension in children show large regional differences in India and such data are not available from Central India. We, therefore, conducted a large cross-sectional study in Indore to determine the distribution of blood pressure (BP) and the prevalence of hypertension and prehypertension among schoolchildren. Methods: A total of 11,312 children (5305 girls, 6007 boys) aged 5-15 years, drawn from 80 government and private schools in equal proportion, were evaluated. Anthropometric measurements were obtained and BPs were measured using The Fourth Report on The Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents as reference standard. BP ≥90th to
ISSN:0974-2069
0974-5149
DOI:10.4103/apc.APC_13_18