Key result
Obesity, low mineral intake, and physical inactivity are linked to higher blood pressure in adolescents.
Why the study?
Determining high blood pressure in childhood is important to reduce the risk of high blood pressure-related diseases in adulthood, but its association with diet, physical activity, and anthropometric measurements in Turkish adolescents was unclear.
Cross-Sectional (n=370)
Yes
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Higher BMI, lower mineral intake, and inactivity linked to teen hypertension; hypothesis-generating for prevention pending longitudinal studies.
BACKGROUND: Determining high blood pressure in childhood is an important step to reduce the risk of occurrence of high blood pressure-related diseases in adulthood. AIMS: This study aimed to assess the association of blood pressure with dietary intake, physical activity, and anthropometric measurements in Turkish adolescents. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This cross-sectional study included 370 students (202 females, 168 males) aged 14 to 18 years from one private and one public school in Kayseri, Turkey. Some anthropometric measurements and 24-hour dietary recall of the students were obtained. Their blood pressures were measured, and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire and the Mediterranean Diet Quality Index (KIDMED) were used. RESULTS: The body mass index (BMI) mean and waist/height ratio of the hypertensive group were significantly higher than those of the prehypertensive group, whereas their daily potassium, calcium, and magnesium intakes were significantly lower than those of the normotensive group. The percentage of individuals with very low diet quality was higher in the hypertensive group than in the normotensive group (P > 0.05). The percentage of participants with sufficient physical activity was higher in the normotensive group than in the prehypertensive and hypertensive groups. CONCLUSION: Factors such as high BMI and waist/height rates; low calcium, magnesium, and potassium intakes with diet; insufficient physical activity; and low quality of diet might cause an increase in the blood pressure.
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NH Nogay (2021) conducted a cross-sectional in High blood pressure (n=370). High BMI, low mineral intake, low diet quality, and insufficient physical activity vs. Normal anthropometrics, adequate mineral intake, and sufficient physical activity was evaluated on Blood pressure categories (hypertensive, prehypertensive, normotensive). High BMI and waist/height ratios, low calcium, magnesium, and potassium intakes, and insufficient physical activity were associated with higher blood pressure in adolescents.
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