Evaluating measurement error in readings of blood pressure for adolescents and young adults

Age-related reference intervals (RIs) of central (aortic) systolic blood pressure (cSBP) and augmentation index (cAIx) obtained from large healthy population are lacking in Argentina (South America). Aims. To analyze the existence of associations among cSBP and cAIx with demographic, anthropometric, and hemodynamic parameters and to generate percentile curves and RIs adjusted to each level of age and gender and/or body height. cSBP and cAIx were measured in 1038 healthy children, adolescents, and young adults. First, we evaluated if RIs for males and females were necessary using correlation and covariate analysis. Second, mean (M) and standard deviation (SD) age-related equations were obtained for cSBP and cAIx, using parametric regression methods based on fractional polynomials. Third, age specific percentiles curves were generated. Fourth, body height specific percentiles curves were generated using a similar procedure. The obtained equations (considering age as independent variable) for all subjects (cSBP0.26 and (cAIx + 12.001)0.5) were as follows: cSBP Mean = 3.0581 + 0.2189 log(Age) − 0.001044Age; cSBP SD = −0.03919 + 0.1535 log(Age) − 0.004564Age; cAIx mean = 9.5226 − 6.1599 log(Age) + 0.1450Age; cAIx SD = 1.3880 − 0.8468 log(Age) + 0.03212Age. This study, performed in Argentinean healthy children, adolescents, and young adults with ages of 5 to 22 years, provides the first RIs and percentile curves of cSBP and cAIx. Additionally, specific body height-related cAIx percentiles are reported for the analyzed population. The RIs and percentiles contribute to the knowledge of arterial dynamic evolution along the normal aging process and the interpretation of data obtained in clinical research and daily clinical practice.

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Tracking of blood pressure among adolescents and young adults in an urban slum of Puducherry

Indian Journal of Community Medicine ◽

10.4103/0970-0218.40879 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 33 (2) ◽

pp. 107 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

MB Soudarssanane ◽

S Mathanraj ◽

MM Sumanth ◽

Ajit Sahai ◽

M Karthigeyan

Keyword(s):

Blood Pressure ◽

Young Adults ◽

Urban Slum ◽

Adolescents And Young Adults

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A study on prevalence of hypertension and its relationship with overweight and obesity in adolescents and young adults, Nizamabad city

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20193984 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 6 (9) ◽

pp. 3861

Author(s):

G. Chethan Raj ◽

Syam Sundar Junapudi

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Blood Pressure ◽

Young Adults ◽

Age Groups ◽

Overweight And Obesity ◽

Adolescents And Young Adults ◽

Age Group ◽

Contributing Factors ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Study Population

Background: The overall imbalance between unhealthy diet intake and physical activity leads to obesity which contributes to high blood pressure and high cholesterol. It is multi factorial disease and changes in the levels of blood pressure and blood lipids differ by age sex and race and are influenced by body fat and dietary patterns. These risk factors need to be monitored and evaluated in childhood and adolescents. So identifying and modifying the risk factors in early age reduces the incidence in adolescents and adult. Prevalence of hypertension varies across countries and states. The prevalence of hypertension in India is reported as ranging from 10 to 30.9%. The objective of the present study is to observe the prevalence hypertension among study population and to study contributing factors for hypertension among study population.Methods: A cross sectional study done on 100 adolescents and young adults of both sexes in the age group 17 to 25 years from 2 degree colleges randomly selected in Nizamabad city, Telangana, India.Results: In the present study population 52 were males and 48 were females, 22 students belongs to rural area and 78 belongs to urban area, pre-hypertension and hypertension was found 8% in both age groups. Overweight and obesity (>25) was found 7% in 17-19 age group and 9% in 20-25 age group. Pre-hypertension and hypertension was found among 10% of alcoholics.Conclusions: The result of our study concluded that there is increasing prevalence of hypertension with increase in age and is associated with overweight and obesity.

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