Prevalence of Hypertension and Prehypertension in Iranian Children
| Author | Farshid Kompani | en |
| Author | Azar Nickavar | en |
| Author | Mohammad Reza Khalilian | en |
| Author | Sara Rahafard | en |
| Author | Behdokht Abuali | en |
| Author | Seyyed Mohammad Mahdi Hosseiny | en |
| Orcid | Farshid Kompani [0000-0001-6213-1813] | en |
| Orcid | Azar Nickavar [0000-0003-0740-0667] | en |
| Orcid | Mohammad Reza Khalilian [0000-0001-6365-2530] | en |
| Issued Date | 2021-11-30 | en |
| Abstract | Background: Hypertension (HTN) is a significant public health problem worldwide. Early diagnosis of HTN and its related risk factors has been considered as one of the main requirements of general healthcare in children. Objectives: This study aimed to examine the nomograms of normal systolic and diastolic blood pressure (BP) and the prevalence of asymptomatic HTN and pre-HTN in a population of school-aged children. Methods: Systolic and diastolic BP, height, and weight were measured in 5811 healthy school-aged children (2904 males and 2907 females) during healthcare visits. HTN was defined as systolic or diastolic BP ≥ 95th percentile for age, gender, and height of the screened population on ≥ 3 occasions. Pre-HTN was considered as systolic or diastolic BP between 90 - 95 percentile. Results: HTN and pre-HTN were detected in 8.4% and 7.8% of the children, respectively. The prevalence of HTN was 8.6% among the males and 8.2% among the females. Systolic HTN and pre-HTN were detected in 5.8 and 6.4% of the cases compared to diastolic HTN and pre-HTN observed in 5.9 and 6.1% of the participants, respectively. In addition, HTN was detected in 27.9% of children with obesity. Conclusions: According to the high incidence of asymptomatic HTN and pre-HTN in asymptomatic children, it is recommended to perform routine BP measurement during medical care visits of all healthy school children and to prevent and treat obesity in childhood. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5812/numonthly.114828 | en |
| Keyword | Children | en |
| Keyword | Blood Pressure | en |
| Keyword | Hypertension | en |
| Keyword | Weight | en |
| Keyword | Obesity | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Prevalence of Hypertension and Prehypertension in Iranian Children | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |