October 1, 2008PEDIATRICS
Elevated Blood Pressure in Relation to Overweight and Obesity Among Children in a Rural Canadian Community
Key result
Among 675 children in a rural Canadian community, overweight (18.1%) and obesity (11.4%) were strongly associated with prehypertension (7.6%) and hypertension (7.4%).
Why the study?
Are overweight and obesity associated with prehypertension and hypertension in children?
Population
675 children (aged 4-17 years, 98.7% white) from a rural community participating in the Walkerton Health Study
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Supports BP screening in overweight children; leaves open causality and intervention effects.
Study Design
Type
Cross-Sectional (n=675)
Multicenter
No
Structured PICO
Are overweight and obesity associated with prehypertension and hypertension in children?
P
Population
675 children aged 4-17 years from a rural Canadian community evaluated for the association between overweight/obesity and elevated blood pressure.
E
Exposure
Overweight and obesity (exposure)
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Outcome
Prehypertension and hypertension (defined by percentiles from the average of 3 blood pressure measures)surrogate
Childhood overweight and obesity are strongly associated with elevated blood pressure, highlighting the need for early cardiovascular risk screening and intervention.
Cite This Study
Salvadori et al. (2008) conducted a cross-sectional in Overweight and obesity (n=675). Overweight and obesity was evaluated on Prehypertension and hypertension. Among 675 children in a rural Canadian community, overweight (18.1%) and obesity (11.4%) were strongly associated with prehypertension (7.6%) and hypertension (7.4%).