Prevalence of hypertension in school going children of Surat city, Western India

Buch, N.C.; Goyal, Jagdish Prasad; Kumar, Narendra; Parmar, Indira; Shah, Vijay; Charan, Jaykaran

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“…In Reddy et al, study and Buch et al, study the reported prevalence of hypertension among school going adolescents was 4.4% and 6.48% respectively. 20,21 In present study 1.47% boys and 3.58% girls were hypertensive (P value 0.01), while in Reddy et al study 5.1% boys and 3.5% girls were hypertensive. 20 The present study shown 15.6% of overweight and obese adolescents had hypertension in contrast to 4.29% of nonobese adolescents (P value 0.004).…”

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Nutritional status and common morbidities among school-going adolescents of rural areas of Vadodara, Gujarat: a cross sectional study

Modi¹,

Pathak²,

Patel³

et al. 2019

Int J Contemp Pediatr

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Background: Abnormal nutritional status i.e. underweight, overweight and obesity is increasing rapidly amongst adolescents irrespective of socioeconomic status and geography. This study was carried out to assess prevalence of abnormal nutritional status and common associated morbidities among school going adolescent of rural areas of Vadodara, Gujarat, India.Methods: A cross sectional observational study was done among school going adolescents of rural areas of Vadodara, Gujarat. A predesigned and pretested semi-structured proforma was used to get relevant clinical details of study participants. Total 474 students aged 12-17 years participated in our study.Results: Out of 474 enrolled adolescents, 16.67% were underweight, where as 3.8% and 2.95% were obese and overweight respectively. The prevalence of overweight and obesity were almost similar in both genders. Out of total 16.24% were stunted with predominance in boys compared to girls (p value: 0.039). Hypertension was found in 5.0% of participants with 3 times more prevalent in girls than boys (p value 0.011). Similarly, anemia was affecting both genders equally.Conclusions: Although underweight is a known nutritional problem of adolescents from rural areas, overweight and obesity are also rapidly growing health issues among them now a days. With keeping in mind this increasing burden of abnormal nutritional status and associated morbidities, regular health check-up, education of parents and adolescents on healthy lifestyle and inclusion of adolescents in existing government programmes are essential measures to reduce these problems.

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Nutritional status and common morbidities among school-going adolescents of rural areas of Vadodara, Gujarat: a cross sectional study

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Patel³

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“…)[ 37 39 38 40 41 ] Upper and upper-middle social status contributed to a higher number of obese/overweight and hypertensive children and is previously shown to be a significant risk factor. [ 25 26 29 33 34 35 36 37 39 42 ] A significant number of school children's spent 1-4 h/day viewing TV or sitting at the computer. [ 28 ] Percentage body fat was highly correlated with BMI among boys and girls over 9 years although no significant difference was observed among the age group of 7-8 years.…”

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Fast foods and physical inactivity are risk factors for obesity and hypertension among adolescent school children in east district of Sikkim, India

Kar

Khandelwal

2015

J Nat Sc Biol Med

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Background:Obesity and hypertension among school children have a huge impact on public health. Hence, we estimated the prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of childhood obesity and elevated blood pressure (BP) among adolescent schoolchildren (11-19 years) in urban areas of Gangtok, Sikkim, India.Materials and Methods:A population based cross-sectional study was conducted on 979 school children, during November 1, 2009 - April 30, 2010 in Gangtok, East Sikkim India. Anthropometric measurements and BP were recorded among the study population. Obesity and hypertension prevalent among adolescent school children and their correlates were analyzed.Results and Conclusion:Prevalence of obesity, overweight, and hypertension was 2.04%, 14.5% and 5.62%, respectively. The average fast food intake, screen time and limited outdoor activities were significantly associated with obesity. Increase in abdominal height positively correlated with increase in body mass index and body fat; however waist — hip ratio was not a reliable index. The burden of overweight/obesity as well as hypertension with all its associated risk was found to high among our study population, which necessitates framing of policies and actions at national level to address the risk associated with these noncommunicable diseases.

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“…In a recently published study, the prevalences of hypertension and obesity were found to be 20.09% and 8.94%, respectively (14). The exact prevalence of childhood hypertension is difficult to assess, as the results vary significantly depending on age, selection of children for the survey (general population compared with school-based survey), BP measurement methods (auscultatory compared with oscillometric), number of BP readings, number of office visits, and ethnic differences.…”

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Prevalence of hypertension and its association with obesity among schoolchildren aged 6–15 living in Sakarya Province in Turkey

Onsuz¹,

Demir

2015

Turk J Med Sci

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IntroductionObesity and obesity-related disorders are worldwide concerns in both developing and developed countries. Since many kinds of chronic metabolic diseases are associated with obesity, the management of obesity and other related disorders has been the focus of investigation. Hypertension is a major chronic disorder, which is associated with obesity (1). The prevalence of childhood hypertension has been increasing; it currently occurs at a rate of 1%-2% in developed countries and a rate of 5%-10% in developing countries (2,3).Although pediatric hypertension is a field of increasing interest and importance, there is less information about the screening and management of obesity and hypertension in children than in adults. Even asymptomatic children with elevated blood pressure can develop target organ damage, and they are at an increased risk of cardiovascular disease in adulthood. Due to this, early detection, proper evaluation, and appropriate management of hypertension at an early age is important for the prevention or restriction of the diseases related to hypertension (4-6). However, there have been a limited number of studies carried out on hypertension in school-aged children. It is also important to note that cardiovascular disease, including hypertension, is one of the most common reasons of death in Turkey ( 7).This study aimed to determine the prevalence of hypertension among school-aged children in Sakarya, Turkey, and to determine whether or not obesity is associated with hypertension. Materials and methodsThis cross-sectional study was conducted among all grades of primary school students in the center of Sakarya, Turkey, in February and March 2010. There were 109,327 students attending primary schools in the center of Sakarya. As the probable prevalence of overweightness and obesity was accepted as 15% with a margin of error of 0.05, it was calculated that a sample size of 1950 would be necessary for a 95% confidence interval. A total of 12 schools were randomly selected in an area in the center of the city. All students enrolled in all grades in these schools (n = 2466) Background/aim: Childhood hypertension and its association with obesity are becoming important issues worldwide. The prevalence of hypertension and obesity are growing in both developed and developing countries. This paper aimed to determine the prevalence of hypertension among school-aged children in Sakarya (western part of Turkey) and to determine whether or not obesity is associated with hypertension.Materials and methods: Twelve schools were randomly selected from an area in the center of the Sakarya. A total of 2166 students participated in the study. The students were visited at school, and their weights, heights, and blood pressures were measured. The World Health Organization references were used to determine the prevalence of overweightness, obesity, and hypertension. Results:The prevalences of hypertension and obesity were 15.1% (n = 326) and 18.0% (n = 390), respectively. Overweightness, obesity included, was foun...

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Prevalence of hypertension in school going children of Surat city, Western India

Cited by 44 publications

References 19 publications

Nutritional status and common morbidities among school-going adolescents of rural areas of Vadodara, Gujarat: a cross sectional study

Nutritional status and common morbidities among school-going adolescents of rural areas of Vadodara, Gujarat: a cross sectional study

Fast foods and physical inactivity are risk factors for obesity and hypertension among adolescent school children in east district of Sikkim, India

Prevalence of hypertension and its association with obesity among schoolchildren aged 6–15 living in Sakarya Province in Turkey

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