Prevalence and determinants of hypertension among urban school children in the age group of 13- 17 years in, Chennai, Tamilnadu

Sundar, Jasmine S

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“…Sundar JS et al showed overall prevalence of 21.5%, although the study population was small. 16 Although relatively higher hypertensive figure was shown in these aforementioned studies, an important probable factor for higher figure than national average in the present study could be due to measurement of BP in a single visit as also demonstrated in studies like Muscatine study where persistent hypertension dropped from initial screening value of 13% to less than 1%. 17 Similarly Patel U et al also showed the decrement of BP on different visits.…”

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The profile of Blood Pressure (BP) and the prevalence of Hypertension in school going children aged 5-15 years of Manipur, a North-Eastern hilly Indian state

Thangjam

Singh

Rothangpui

et al. 2017

Int J Contemp Pediatr

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Background: Changing trend in lifestyle and increasing incidence of obesity in children may have a bearing on increasing incidence of adulthood hypertension. Recognition and timely intervention of childhood hypertension at the early stage may be the best strategy to decrease the burden of hypertension in the adult. Methods: This is a cross sectional study where school going children aged 5-15 years of age were examined physically and by 2D color Doppler Echocardiography. Children with systemic illness or any heart disease (structural or functional), were excluded. Anthropometric measurements particularly waist circumference and body mass index (BMI) were calculated and BP was recorded by aneroid sphygmomanometer. Statistical analysis was done using IBM SPSS Statistics version 22, and descriptive statistics like percentages, mean, median, standard deviation were generated.Results: Of the 2946 children selected out of 3600 examined, 1570 (53.30%) were boys and 1376 (46.7%) were girls with mean age of 11.06 years. The mean BMI was 17.82±3.76 kgm-2. The prevalence of normal, underweight, overweight and obesity were 84%, 6.3%, 8.04%, and 1.7 % respectively. The average mean SBP/DBP in children aged 5-10 years was (99.6±10.4)/(64.8±9.5) mmHg, while that in the group of 10-15 years was (105.2±11.5)/(67.4±9.1) mmHg. The total prevalence of pre-hypertension and hypertension in the study group were 516 (17.5%) and 451 (15.3%) respectively. Hypertension was detected in 14.55% of healthy weight, 21.6% of overweight and 29.4% of obese children.Conclusions: The prevalence of pre-hypertension and hypertension in school going children and adolescent is surprisingly quite high with a strong correlation with overweight and obese children.

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The profile of Blood Pressure (BP) and the prevalence of Hypertension in school going children aged 5-15 years of Manipur, a North-Eastern hilly Indian state

Thangjam

Singh

Rothangpui

et al. 2017

Int J Contemp Pediatr

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“…In contrast, a study done by Jasmine S Sunder et al 20 did not show any significant association between the physical activity and hypertension. Similar findings were found in the study done by Soundarssanane MB et al 14 and Raja D.…”

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“…Study done by Yuvaraj BY in Chitradurga 26 showed that prevalence of hypertension to be more in females(4.2%) compared to males(1.3%). But some studies conducted in Tamilnadu 20 and Western India 16 showed prevalence of Hypertension to be more in the boys as compared to girls.…”

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A Study on Prevalence of Hypertension among High School Children in Shivamogga City-A Cross Sectional Study

Kotabal¹,

Dasar²

2017

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Background and objectives: Hypertension in children is an emerging public health issue attracting the attention of medical professionals worldwide. Hence early detection of blood pressure in children is very important to prevent future development of hypertension and its complications in adult life. Therefore an epidemiologic study was conducted with the objectives 1)To estimate the prevalence of pre-hypertension and hypertension among high school children.2)To study the risk factors associated with the hypertension. Methodology: Observational cross-sectional study was conducted from July-2014 to June-2015 among high-school children aged 13 to 16 years in urban area of Shivamogga city in Karnataka state. Pre-tested questionnaires were used to collect the data from children. Blood pressure and Anthropometric measurements (height and weight) were recorded as per the WHO guidelines. Average of three readings of blood pressure was considered. A child was said to be having hypertension or pre-hypertension if, systolic and/or diastolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 95

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“…Thus, early detection of hypertension and its precipitating or aggravating factors are important if one is to evolve measures so that complications of hypertension can be prevented. 3 in Indian adolescent school children; there is a high prevalence of obesity, hypertension, and hypercholesterolemia. Studies from Boston and Pennsylvania have reported that the role of hypertension as a risk factor is clear and familial aggregation of blood pressure and tracking phenomenon support the concept that children with hypertension are likely to be hypertensive as adults and will be at risk for early coronary heart disease.…”

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A cross sectional study of hypertension in adolescent girls of district Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

Kumar

Sharma

Srivastava

2016

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Prevalence and determinants of hypertension among urban school children in the age group of 13- 17 years in, Chennai, Tamilnadu

Cited by 29 publications

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The profile of Blood Pressure (BP) and the prevalence of Hypertension in school going children aged 5-15 years of Manipur, a North-Eastern hilly Indian state

The profile of Blood Pressure (BP) and the prevalence of Hypertension in school going children aged 5-15 years of Manipur, a North-Eastern hilly Indian state

A Study on Prevalence of Hypertension among High School Children in Shivamogga City-A Cross Sectional Study

A cross sectional study of hypertension in adolescent girls of district Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

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