Key result
Adolescent obesity is linked to a ~27% prevalence of hypertension.
Why the study?
Hypertension is a leading risk factor ranking third for mortality rate, prompting investigation into the relationship between childhood obesity and hypertension during adolescence.
There is a notably high prevalence of hypertension among obese adolescents compared to the general adolescent population.
May warrant hypertension screening in obese adolescents; extends prior evidence and is hypothesis-generating for prevention trials.
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.
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D et al. (2012) studied this question. 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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