Prevalence of arterial hypertension among Ukrainian students: 
the comparison of European and American guidelines

Furdela, Victoriya; Pavlyshyn, Halyna; Kovalchuk, T. A.; Haliyash, Nataliya; Luchyshyn, Nataliia; Kozak, Kateryna; Hlushko, K.T.

doi:10.5114/pedm.2022.112859

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“…The prevalence of HBP varies widely across studies worldwide (ranging from 0.6-25.1%) performed at different times, in different manners, across age groups, and among populations of children and adolescents 17 . For instance, the prevalence of hypertension in Lithuanian adolescents aged 12-15 years is 22.2% 18 ; in 9-13-year-old Greek school children, it is 23% 19 .…”

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Prevalence and risk factors for hypertension among children and adolescents in Shaanxi Province, Northwestern China, according to the three hypertension guidelines

Li,

Wang,

Zhao

et al. 2024

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Thisstudy aimed to examine the prevalence and epidemiological characteristics of hypertension among children and adolescents aged 7-17 years in Shaanxi Province using three hypertension guidelines for children and adolescents. Data from the 2023 Shaanxi Student’s Health Surveillance Survey were used. Hypertension was defined according to three references, namely, the 2018 National Health Commission of the China (NHCC) pediatric blood pressure reference, the 2017 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) clinical practice guidelines, and the 2016 European Society of Hypertension guidelines. A log-binomial regression model was applied to assess the associations between hypertension and possible risk factors. A total of 220,497 students with an average age of 11.73 yearswere included in the analysis. The prevalence of hypertension was 11.73%, 15.75% and 10.04% according to the NHCC, APP and ESH guidelines,respectively. All three guidelines suggest that children who wereoverweight or obese or who lived in rural areas had significantly greater odds of having hypertension, and central and southern Shaanxi students had significantly lower odds of having hypertension. All three guidelines show that hypertension in children and adolescents seems to be a serious health problem in Shaanxi Province as well as in Northwestern China; thus, policymakers and public health practitioners should take immediate action to address the already established modifiable risk factors.

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Prevalence and risk factors for hypertension among children and adolescents in Shaanxi Province, Northwestern China, according to the three hypertension guidelines

Li,

Wang,

Zhao

et al. 2024

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Does the Body Mass Index Category Influence Ambulatory Blood Pressure Parameters in Office Normotensive Obese Children?

Kovačević¹,

Vidatić²,

Škorić³

et al. 2022

Pediatr Cardiol

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Understanding the Impact of Obesity and Parental Blood Pressure in Identifying Optimal Hypertension Screening Group in Youth

Koncar,

Kovacevic,

Miler

et al. 2024

Cureus

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Background The rising incidence of hypertension (HTN) in pediatric patients imposes the need for its timely recognition by finding the optimal screening population. The goal of our study was to explore the ambulatory blood pressure (BP) parameters in selected groups of obese children and adolescents with different obesity levels and quantify the impact of parental hypertension (PH) on their blood pressure (BP) values. Methods This retrospective study included 176 obese Caucasian patients, 94 (53.4%) males, aged 6-18 years, who were divided based on their office blood pressure (OBP), body mass index (BMI) Z-score, and history of PH. Results Patients with PH had a significantly higher prevalence of masked hypertension (MH) and higher BMI (p=0.007 and p<0.001, respectively) compared to those with normotensive parents. There was no difference in whether HTN was of maternal or paternal origin, although the subjects with both hypertensive parents had higher diastolic blood pressure (DBP) parameters: office DBP (p=0.013), 24-hour DBP (p=0.017), and nighttime DBP (p=0.002). The multivariate regression analysis identified office systolic blood pressure (SBP) as a significant overall predictor of HTN (p<0.001), including the group with normotensive parents. In contrast, resting heart rate (HR) was an important predictor of HTN in subjects with PH (p=0.002). Additionally, a non-dipping BP pattern was predominantly observed in obese subjects, regardless of the degree of obesity (p=0.587). Conclusion Our results emphasize the importance of performing ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) in obese children and adolescents, especially those with a history of PH. This group represents the target screening population for MH, which increases cardiovascular risk in this population when combined with obesity.

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Prevalence of arterial hypertension among Ukrainian students: the comparison of European and American guidelines

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Prevalence and risk factors for hypertension among children and adolescents in Shaanxi Province, Northwestern China, according to the three hypertension guidelines

Prevalence and risk factors for hypertension among children and adolescents in Shaanxi Province, Northwestern China, according to the three hypertension guidelines

Does the Body Mass Index Category Influence Ambulatory Blood Pressure Parameters in Office Normotensive Obese Children?

Understanding the Impact of Obesity and Parental Blood Pressure in Identifying Optimal Hypertension Screening Group in Youth

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