Correlation between antrhopometric indicators and blood pressure in adolescents

Abstract

The objective of the present study was to analyze the correlation between anthropometric indicators and blood pressure of adolescents from Imperatriz, state of Maranhão, Brazil. It is a quantitative cross-sectional study, developed between September and November of 2012 with 218 students. We used a questionnaire to collect data regarding identification, anthropometrics, and systolic and diastolic blood pressure. Considering blood pressure, we found that 4.6%, 2.4% and 1.3% of the sample were included in the borderline, stage 1 and stage 2 hypertension categories, respectively. Among female participants, body adiposity index and skinfold presented higher mean values than those of their male counterparts. Furthermore, we observed a positive correlation between systolic blood pressure and height (r=0.18), weight (r=0.20) and waist circumference (r=0.17), and a negative correlation between diastolic blood pressure and body adiposity index (r=-0.18). The measures of neck and waist circumference were the only anthropometric measures with positive and simultaneous correlations with systolic blood pressure for both genders.

Neck and Wrist Circumferences as Indicators of Metabolic Alterations in the Pediatric Population: A Scoping Review

“…Most of the included articles carried out a cross-sectional design, except for one case-control [ 45 ] and one prospective study [ 46 ]. According to the geographical region, seven of the studies were set out in Europe [ 7 , 14 , 24 , 27 , 29 , 32 , 45 ], eight in America [ 25 , 26 , 33 , 35 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 ], eight in Asia [ 28 , 30 , 31 , 34 , 38 , 43 , 44 , 46 ], and three in Africa [ 23 , 36 , 37 ]. Based on the anthropometric indicator, 19 articles approached NC, seven articles WrC, and two studied both anthropometric indicators [ 28 , 31 ].…”

“…Based on the anthropometric indicator, 19 articles approached NC, seven articles WrC, and two studied both anthropometric indicators [ 28 , 31 ]. Furthermore, 14 articles recruited subjects at public schools [ 7 , 23 , 26 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 38 , 40 , 42 , 44 , 45 ] and 12 articles at outpatient clinics [ 14 , 24 , 25 , 27 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 39 , 41 , 43 , 46 ]. Most studies included schoolchildren and adolescents with age ranges between 5 and 18 years, except for one study that included 3-year-old preschool children [ 32 ].…”

“…A total of 21 articles studying NC were examined. The most common anatomical site of measurement was “at the level of the thyroid cartilage” ( n = 15) [ 23 , 26 , 28 , 31 , 32 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 ], whereas the second approach was “below the thyroid cartilage” ( n = 6) [ 7 , 25 , 29 , 30 , 33 , 37 ]. Furthermore, the most investigated variables to be correlated with NC were as follows: systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), fasting plasma glucose (FPG), high-density lipoprotein (HDL), and triglycerides (TG).…”

“…Only positive associations were found in the case of SBP ( r = 0.03 to 0.93 and R 2 = 0.34), where 17 of them were statistically significant ( r = 0.05 to 0.93 and R 2 = 0.34, p < 0.05) [ 7 , 25 , 26 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 ]. Interestingly, DBP was found to be positively associated with NC in 17 studies ( r = 0.04 to 0.84 and R 2 = 0.19), showing significant results in 16 of them ( r = 0.04 to 0.84 and R 2 = 0.19, p < 0.05) [ 26 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 ]. Finally, one study found a non-significant and negative association with DBP ( r = −0.02) [ 32 ].…”