2010
DOI: 10.1590/s0103-05822010000100005
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Pressão arterial elevada em adolescentes de alto nível econômico

Abstract: OBJETIVO: Verificar a prevalência e os fatores associados à ocorrência da pressão arterial elevada em adolescentes de alto nível econômico. MÉTODOS: Foram investigados 233 alunos (113 meninos e 120 meninas) matriculados entre a quinta e a oitava série do ensino fundamental de escolas privadas de Londrina, Paraná. Foram coletadas informações sobre classificação econômica e os hábitos ligados ao consumo alimentar, por meio de questionários. A massa corporal foi avaliada por balança digital da marca Plenna e a al… Show more

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“…The association between high blood pressure and food habits was also not significant, similar to other studies 26,31 . It is necessary to highlight the limitations related to the assessment of food habits through the use of the available tools, which usually have low reliability, particularly in children and adolescents.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 90%
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“…The association between high blood pressure and food habits was also not significant, similar to other studies 26,31 . It is necessary to highlight the limitations related to the assessment of food habits through the use of the available tools, which usually have low reliability, particularly in children and adolescents.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 90%
“…The present study analyzed the prevalence of high blood pressure and its associations with anthropometric indices, HRV, food habits, and physical activity in schoolchildren from public schools aged from 10-17 years in the city of Londrina. The prevalence of high blood pressure observed in this study is higher than observed in previous studies 3,25,26 carried out in the same city. The increase of 16% in the prevalence of high blood pressure over the last five years is concerning, while the prevalence of high blood pressure shows a significant increase of around 10%, even when compared to the prevalence in older high school students 27 .…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 87%
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“…The number of males was similar to that of females in most of the samples. In males, prevalence varied from 2.8% [27] to 24% [25], whereas in females they varied from 0% [30] to 14.2% [22]. In general, prevalence was higher in males than females, except in two studies [22,27].…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…15 We obtained BAI by dividing the WC (cm) by height (m), multiplied by the square root of height. From this result, we subtracted 18 and established the following stratification for men: normal weight (8-20), overweight (21)(22)(23)(24)(25) and obesity (>25). For women, these items were scored as 21-32, 33-38 and > 38, respectively.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%