Prevalence of elevated blood pressure among primary school children in Kano Metropolis, Nigeria

Objective: To determine the relationship between childhood hypertension and family history of hypertension in primary school children in Port Harcourt.Methods: A stratified multi-staged sampling technique was used torecruit pupils between 6-12 years of age, from thirteen primary schoolslocated in three school districts. Data was collected using a pretestedquestionnaire completed by parents / guardians. The average of three blood pressure measurements, weight and height were taken for each pupil, using standardized techniques. Hypertension was defined as average systolic and / or diastolic blood pressure greater than or equalto the 95th percentile for age, gender and height using the standard bloodpressure charts. Family history of hypertension was defined as eitherparent indicating on the submitted questionnaire that they were hypertensive (diagnosed by a physician and/or on antihypertensive drugs)or had a family history of hypertension.Results: A total of 1302 pupils with 717 (55.1%) females and 585(44.9%) males were studied, giving a female to male ratio of 1.2:1. Themean age of pupils studied was 8.82±1.91 years. Sixty one (4.7%)of the pupils examined had hypertension. Of the 1302 pupils, 316(24.3%) had a family history of hypertension. The mean systolic(p<0.001) and diastolic (p=0.220) blood pressures were higher in childrenwith a family history of hypertension than in those without. Ofthe pupils that had a family history of hypertension, 7.9% had hypertension, while 3.7% of those that did not have a family history, werefound to be hypertensive (p=0.001).Conclusion: A family history of hypertension was associated with a higher prevalence of childhood hypertension than was seen in children without a family history of hypertension.Key words: Childhood Hypertension, Family history.

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Prevalence of Obesity and Elevated Blood Pressure as well as Onset of Puberty in German School Children Attending Different Educational Tracks

Hormone Research in Paediatrics ◽

10.1159/000161864 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 70 (6) ◽

pp. 340-348 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Götz Gelbrich ◽

Susann Blüher ◽

Andrea Reich ◽

Grit Müller ◽

Wieland Kiess

Keyword(s):

Blood Pressure ◽

School Children ◽

Elevated Blood Pressure ◽

Elevated Blood ◽

German School ◽

Prevalence Of Obesity ◽

Educational Tracks

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Elevated blood pressure in school children—prevalence, persistence, and hemodynamics: The Minneapolis Children's Blood Pressure study

American Heart Journal ◽

10.1016/0002-8703(83)90533-1 ◽

1983 ◽

Vol 105 (2) ◽

pp. 316-322 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Richard F Gillum ◽

Ronald J Prineas ◽

George Sopko ◽

Yoshinori Koga ◽

William Kubicek ◽

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Keyword(s):

Blood Pressure ◽

School Children ◽

Elevated Blood Pressure ◽

Elevated Blood ◽

Blood Pressure Study

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Elevated blood pressure and its relationship with bodyweight and anthropometric measurements among 8–11-year-old Indonesian school children

Journal of Public Health Research ◽

10.4081/jphr.2020.1723 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Nawanto Agung Prastowo ◽

Ignatio Rika Haryono

Keyword(s):

Blood Pressure ◽

School Children ◽

Pearson Correlation ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Overweight And Obesity ◽

Elevated Blood Pressure ◽

Elevated Blood ◽

Chi Square ◽

Anthropometric Measures ◽

Cross Sectional

Objective: Increased prevalence of elevated blood pressure in children and adolescents was associated with increased body weight and measures. Also, prevalence of elevated blood pressure varies between countries. This study is to investigate the prevalence of elevated blood pressure in Indonesian children and its relationship with bodyweight and anthropometric measures.Methods: This cross-sectional study involved 1010 elementary students aged 8–12 years (479 girls, 531 boys). The anthropometric measures and blood pressure were assessed. Elevated blood pressure (EBP) was determined if at the 90th percentile or above for gender, age, and height. Independent t-test, Chi-square, Pearson correlation, and multivariate logistic regression were applied. Significance was determined at p<0.05.Results: Overall prevalence of EBP was 28.8% (35.9% in girls, 22.4% in boys). BMI, waist circumference (WC), waist to height ratio (WHtR), and abdominal skinfold had significant correlation with EBP. Elevated BP was higher in overweight and obesity than in normoweight (60.5% vs 39.5%, p=0.00). In girls, the OR of EBP for overweight and obesity were 2.33 (95% CI 1.40 - 3.87, p=0.03) and 3.44 (95% CI 1.98 - 5.99, p=0.00) whereas in boys were 4.26 (95% CI 2.20 - 8.28, p=0.00) and 8.82 (95% CI 5.10 - 15.38, p=0.00).Conclusions: Prevalence of EBP in Indonesian school children aged 8-11 years was higher and more prevalent in overweight/obesity and in girls. Anthropometric measures were correlated with EBP.

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