Retrospective analysis of blood pressure indices in 10–17‑year‑old schoolchildren in the city of Magadan for the period of 2009–2019

Abstract

Objective. The study assessed the incidence of high blood pressure (BP) cases in 10–17-year-old children and adolescents of Magadan through the 10-year period. Design and methods. The author compared the results of the 2009 and 2019 health monitoring surveys which involved 2533 10–17-year-old school children of the city of Magadan. All participants were of Caucasian race, natives of Magadan, without a history of chronic diseases. The data of the assessment of anthropometric and cardiovascular parameters in 2009 and 2019 were compared. Results. The author observed a significant increase in systolic BP (SBP) and diastolic BP (DBP) in both gender groups with the growth of anthropometric indices from 2009 to 2019: boys at ages 12–13 and 17 (SBP) and at 11–17 years old (DBP); girls at ages 11–13 and 15 (SBP), as well as at 11–13 and 16 years old (DBP). Analysis of the rates of high-normal BP (≥ 90th and < 95th percentile), the author found that girls demonstrated high-normal BP in 2009 and 2019 in 6,6 % and 8,6 % of cases, respectively, while boys showed high-normal BP in 10,2 % and 7,3 % of cases in 2009 and 2019, respectively. The incidence of high BP (≥ 95th percentile) was 5,1 % and 7,3 % in girls; 8,0 % and 9,9 % of cases in boys in the studied years. Conclusions. The study shows a significant increase in basic anthropometric indicators as well as SBP and DBP variables for both age specific groups. The incidence of high BP (≥ 95th percentile) was 5,1 % and 7,3 % in girls, and 8,0 % and 9,9 % in boys, respectively. Overall hypertension trends were registered in children and adolescents with BP rates increasing within ten-year period.