Obesity was associated with a 26.7% prevalence of hypertension among adolescents, compared to a total prevalence of 1.1% in the overall population.
There is a notably high prevalence of hypertension among obese adolescents compared to the general adolescent population.
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Abstract Objectives: Hypertension is the leading risk factor, ranking third for mortality rate. This study is to access the relationship between the childhood obesity which leads to hypertension during adolescents. Study design: A cross-sectional study was conducted at Miraj from August 2009 - September 2010, among 2370 adolescents in the age group of 10-19 yrs. A pre-designed, pre-tested structural questionnaire was used for data collection. Physical examination, which includes anthropometric measurements such as height, weight and blood pressure. Mean, standard deviation and c test were used for statistical analysis. Results: The prevalence of hypertension was 1.1% and highest prevalence (2.9%) was observed in the age group of 18-19 years. Overall prevalence of obesity was 3.0%. The prevalence of hypertension was 26.7% in obese adolescents. Keywords: Nutritional status, Blood pressure, Hypertension, Obesity
D et al. (Sat,) reported a other. Obesity was associated with a 26.7% prevalence of hypertension among adolescents, compared to a total prevalence of 1.1% in the overall population.
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