Associations between Neck Circumference, Mid-Upper Arm Circumference, Wrist Circumference, and High Blood Pressure among Lithuanian Children and Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study

Stankute, Ieva; Dulskiene, Virginija; Kuciene, Renata

doi:10.3390/nu16050677

Nutrients

2024

DOI: 10.3390/nu16050677

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Associations between Neck Circumference, Mid-Upper Arm Circumference, Wrist Circumference, and High Blood Pressure among Lithuanian Children and Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study

Ieva Stankute,

Virginija Dulskiene,

Renata Kuciene

Abstract: (1) Background: High blood pressure (HBP) and obesity are significant and growing public health issues worldwide. Our study aimed to evaluate the associations of neck circumference (NC), mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC), and wrist circumference (WrC) with HBP among Lithuanian children and adolescents aged 7–17 years. (2) Methods: In this cross-sectional study, data on BP and anthropometric measurements were analysed in 3688 children and adolescents aged 7–17 years. Multivariate logistic regression analysis w… Show more

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Prediction of Hypertension Based on Anthropometric Parameters in Adolescents in Eastern Sudan: A Community-Based Study

Saad,

Hassan,

Al-Nafeesah

et al. 2024

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Background Anthropometric measures such as body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) are associated with elevated blood pressure and hypertension in adolescents. We aimed to assess these anthropometric measures (BMI, WC, and WHtR) and examine their association with hypertension in adolescents. Methods Adolescents’ BMI, mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC), WC, body roundness index (BRI), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), WHtR, and a body shape index(ABSI) values were measured and calculated. Receiver operating characteristic curves (ROCs) were created to determine the discriminatory capacities of these anthropometric parameters for hypertension. The cutoff points for these parameters were identified using Youden’s index. Results A total of 401 adolescents [186(46.4%) were females and 215 (53.6%) were males] were included. The median (interquartile range, IQR) age was 14.0 (12.1‒16.2) years. Thirty-six adolescents were found to have hypertension. Among the anthropometric parameters, MUAC (area under the curve (AUC] = 0.76, at the cutoff 26.1 cm, sensitivity = 61.0, specificity = 83.0), WC (AUC= 0.74, at the cutoff 70.3 cm, sensitivity = 66.7, specificity = 77.0), BMI (AUC= 0.73, at the cutoff 17.4 kg/m 2 , sensitivity = 83.3, specificity = 59.0), and hip circumference (HC) (AUC= 0.72, at the cutoff 91.0 cm, sensitivity = 55.6, specificity = 83.0) performed fairly in detecting hypertension in adolescents, whereas WHR, WHtR, ABSI, and BRI performed poorly. A univariate analysis showed that, except for WHR, all anthropometric parameters (BMI, MUAC, WC, HC, WHtR, BRI, and ABSI) were associated with hypertension. However, in a multivariate analysis, only increased MUAC (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]= 1.24, 95% CI= 1.03‒1.50) was associated with hypertension. Conclusion This study showed that MUAC, WC, BMI, and HC could be used to detect hypertension in adolescents. Other parameters,namelyWHR, WHtR, ABSI, and BRI, perform poorly in this regard. Larger studies are needed in the future.

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Prediction of Hypertension Based on Anthropometric Parameters in Adolescents in Eastern Sudan: A Community-Based Study

Saad,

Hassan,

Al-Nafeesah

et al. 2024

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Associations between Changes in Body Weight Status and High Blood Pressure among Lithuanian Children and Adolescents during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Stankute,

Dulskiene,

Kuciene

2024

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(1) Background: High blood pressure (HBP), overweight, and obesity are common, growing public health problems worldwide. The aim of this study was to evaluate associations between changes in body weight status and HBP among Lithuanian children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic. (2) Methods: In this study, we analysed data on blood pressure and anthropometric measurements of 2430 children and adolescents aged 8–18 years, who participated in both the baseline study conducted before the COVID-19 pandemic (from November 2019 to March 2020) and the follow-up study during the COVID-19 pandemic (from November 2021 to April 2022). Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to estimate the associations between changes in weight status categories and HBP. (3) Results: At baseline, 17.1% of the subjects had overweight, 5.9% had obesity, 5.6% had abdominal obesity, and 23.7% had HBP, whereas at the follow-up, these percentages increased to 20.1%, 8.2%, 6.8%, and 27.4%, respectively. Compared to schoolchildren who maintained normal weight from baseline to the follow-up period, subjects who newly developed overweight/obesity and those who remained with persistent overweight/obesity had increased odds of HBP, with adjusted odds ratios (aORs) of 1.95 (p < 0.001) and 2.58 (p < 0.001), respectively. In subjects who transitioned from overweight/obesity to normal weight, the odds of HBP were slightly increased, with an aOR of 1.14 (p = 0.598), but the change was not statistically significant (p > 0.05). (4) Conclusions: This study observed an increase in the prevalence of overweight, obesity, and HBP among schoolchildren during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study also suggested that changes from normal body weight status at baseline to overweight/obesity during follow-up, especially persistent overweight/obesity, were associated with higher odds of HBP in Lithuanian children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Associations between Neck Circumference, Mid-Upper Arm Circumference, Wrist Circumference, and High Blood Pressure among Lithuanian Children and Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study

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References 72 publications

Prediction of Hypertension Based on Anthropometric Parameters in Adolescents in Eastern Sudan: A Community-Based Study

Prediction of Hypertension Based on Anthropometric Parameters in Adolescents in Eastern Sudan: A Community-Based Study

Associations between Changes in Body Weight Status and High Blood Pressure among Lithuanian Children and Adolescents during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Retrospective Cohort Study

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