Prevalence of Elevated Blood Pressure and Association with Obesity in Egyptian School Adolescents

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Population

1,500 adolescents (11-19 years) in Alexandria, Egypt

Design

Cross-sectional

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Discussion

Supports obesity-HTN link in Egyptian adolescents; leaves open causal inference and longitudinal validation.

Population

1,500 adolescents (11-19 years) in Alexandria, Egypt

Outcome

Prevalence of high blood pressure (prehypertension and hypertension) and its association with obesity indicators (BMI, WC, WHR, WHtR)

Both overall and central obesity are significant predictors of high blood pressure among Egyptian adolescents.

Abolfotouh et al. (2011) studied this question.

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