Prevalence of hypertension and its risk factors among high school children in Bangalore, India

Background: Hypertension is a prominent health disorder that leads to 12.8% of deaths worldwide. Although predominantly considered a disorder of the adults, the roots of hypertension start from childhood. In the past children usually suffered from secondary hypertension. However, now with increased incidence of obesity, reduced physical activity, unhealthy dietary habits, use of tobacco and alcohol among adolescents there is now an increased prevalence of primary hypertension in this age group. The present study was conducted with the objective of assessing the prevalence of hypertension and its modifiable risk factors in high school children.Methods: The study was conducted among high school students aged 13 to 16 years in urban Bangalore. A self-administered questionnaire was used to assess the lifestyle. Age, sex, height, weight and resting blood pressure were recorded. Odds ratio, Chi square test and logistic regression were used in the analysis.Results: There were 550 students who participated in the study, 300 (54.54%) were males and 250 (45.45%) were females. The prevalence of prehypertension was 21.6% and hypertension was 8.9%. Logistic regression revealed that overweight, obesity, high salt intake, tobacco use, and stress were significantly associated with elevated blood pressure.Conclusions: There is a rise in the prevalence of hypertension among high school students. Changes in lifestyle seem to influence the development of hypertension in this age group. Behaviour change communication should be used to reduce the modifiable risk factors and promote healthy lifestyle among adolescents.

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Modifiable Risk Factors and Population Attributable Risk of Obesity Among High School Students in the U.S

Value in Health ◽

10.1016/j.jval.2018.04.1686 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 21 ◽

pp. S249

Author(s):

EY Hu ◽

K Bhattacharya ◽

S Nunna ◽

S Ramachandran

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Population Attributable Risk ◽

Attributable Risk ◽

Modifiable Risk Factors ◽

School Students ◽

The U.S

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Prevalence of exposure to violence and related factors among high school students in Turkey

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal ◽

10.26719/emhj.21.023 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Binali Çatak ◽

Multehan Evran ◽

Fadime Kaya ◽

Melek Evran

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

High School ◽

Logistic Regression ◽

High School Students ◽

Exposure To Violence ◽

Well Being ◽

Ninth Grade ◽

School Type ◽

School Students ◽

Related Factors

Background: Exposure to violence during childhood can have an adverse effect on health and well-being. Aims: To determine the frequency of exposure to violence among ninth-grade high school students in Kars, Turkey, and violence-related factors. Also, to examine whether frequency of exposure to violence differed with respect to school type. Methods: We included 1730 ninth-grade high school students in Kars in this cross-sectional study that used stratification and cluster sampling methods, and 2 questionnaires. The first questionnaire was used to determine the socioeconomic and sociodemographic characteristics of the students. The second questionnaire was the Exposure to Violence Scale. χ2 and backward logistic regression analyses were performed to determine the independent variables among potential risk factors and exposure to violence. Results: Exposure to violence was found to have a prevalence of 65.8% among ninth-grade high school students. Binary analysis revealed that frequency of exposure to violence was differed significantly by type of high school, place of residence, type of family, and parents’ occupational status. Backward logistic regression showed that type of high school and type of family were risk factors for exposure to violence. Conclusion: The rates of exposure to violence were high among ninth-grade high school students in Kars. Preventive, protective and ameliorating intervention steps should be taken more seriously.

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Poly-Victimization: Prevalence, Demographic Risk Factors and Associations with Stress, Anxiety and Depression Among High School Students in Vietnam

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e529382014-138 ◽

2014 ◽

Author(s):

Thi Hong Minh Le ◽

Sara Holton ◽

Thanh Huong Nguyen ◽

Rory Wolfe ◽

Jane Fisher

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Anxiety And Depression ◽

School Students ◽

Demographic Risk ◽

Demographic Risk Factors

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Multi-level Analysis of the Risk Factors in Problem Drinking of High School Students

The J of Korean Alcohol Science ◽

10.15524/ksas.2015.16.2.045 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 16 (2) ◽

pp. 45-60

Author(s):

Eun-Gyeong Kim ◽

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Sook-Kyoung Park

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Problem Drinking ◽

School Students ◽

Multi Level ◽

Level Analysis

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How Do Hereditary and Parents Influence the Trend of Drug Use in High School Students in Banda Aceh? Multiple Logistic Regression

International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research ◽

10.31838/ijpr/2021.13.01.298 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13 (01) ◽

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

Logistic Regression ◽

High School Students ◽

Drug Use ◽

Multiple Logistic Regression ◽

School Students ◽

Banda Aceh

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Contraceptive Use Among Korean High School Adolescents: A Decision Tree Model

The Journal of School Nursing ◽

10.1177/1059840520987534 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 105984052098753

Author(s):

Sung Hae Kim ◽

Yoona Choi

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Health Education ◽

Decision Tree ◽

Sexual Health ◽

Sexual Intercourse ◽

Contraceptive Use ◽

Sexual Health Education ◽

School Students

Although the rate of sexual intercourse among adolescents has increased in Asian countries, including Korea, many sexually active adolescents still do not use contraception. The aim of this study was to identify the risk factors for contraceptive nonuse among adolescents using decision tree analysis of the 2018 Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey data from 2,460 high school students who had an experience of sexual intercourse. The findings indicated that the highest risk group who did not use contraception during sexual intercourse did not receive sexual health education in school and was involved in habitual or purposeful drug use. The experience of ever receiving treatment due to violence and the experience of sexual intercourse after drinking were also identified as risk factors for contraceptive nonuse. To encourage contraceptive use, development of standard sexual health education, counseling, and educational intervention intended to prevent risky behaviors is needed.

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Risk as Value: A Switch of Set Hypothesis

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.1976.38.2.655 ◽

1976 ◽

Vol 38 (2) ◽

pp. 655-658 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

George W. Kelling ◽

Rhea Zirkes ◽

Deena Myerowitz

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

Sex Differences ◽

High School Students ◽

General Tendency ◽

Age Group ◽

School Students ◽

Risky Shift

Advisers are expected to be cautious. Typical instructions in research on risky shift induce the adviser role. However, subjects may take the role of the story's hero when they can identify with the hero. It is acceptable for people to be daring when acting for themselves. This hypothesis of a switch of set predicts that subjects should consider themselves more risky than the majority of their peers, a way of expressing the value of risk, when they are similar to the story's hero. High school students rated themselves and the majority on stories dealing with situations common to their age group and on stories dealing with adult problems. Sex of hero was also manipulated. Results supported the hypothesis of a switch of set. Subjects displaced themselves more when the situation was similar to those they might face; in addition, subjects displaced themselves more when the story's hero was of their sex. No sex differences in general tendency to risky displacement were found.

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Incidence rates and risk factors for injury events in high school students in Lijin County, China

Journal of Safety Research ◽

10.1016/j.jsr.2004.12.006 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 36 (2) ◽

pp. 133-137 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Cunxian Jia ◽

Zhongtang Zhao ◽

Qigui Bo ◽

Ying Zhang ◽

Zhaolan Liu

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Incidence Rates ◽

School Students

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Profile of iron deficiency anemia among junior high school students

Paediatrica Indonesiana ◽

10.14238/pi41.2.2001.111-114 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 41 (2) ◽

pp. 111

Author(s):

Dewi Iriani ◽

Alan R. Tumbelaka ◽

Sri Sudaryati Nasar

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Iron Deficiency ◽

Iron Deficiency Anemia ◽

Junior High School ◽

Junior High ◽

Junior High School Students ◽

Deficiency Anemia ◽

School Students

Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is a serious significant public health problem, since it’s negative impact on physicaland psycological development, behavior and work capacity. There are many risk factors influencing the development of IDA.A cross-sectional study has been conducted in 301 Junior High School students at East Jakarta in January-February 2000.A structural questionnaire, physical, cell blood count (CBC) and Serum Iron ( SI ) examinations were performed. We foundsome of the many variables were connected with IDA by using bivariat analysis. Anemia was found in 41 out of 301 students(13,6%) and only 25 children (8.3%) suffered from IDA. Among 179 female students, only 33 children (18.5%) were anemicand 20 out of 33 (12.0%) have IDA. Bivariat analysis revealed a significant association between IDA with sex, parent’seducation, food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) scores, and menstruation. It is concluded that the prevalence of IDA in thisstudy was lower than found in some previous studies in Indonesia. Gender, menstruation, low educated parents, and low FFQscores were risk factors for IDA.

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