1. Ellisras Longitudinal Study 2017: association of hypertension with increasing levels of adiposity in 10- to 14-year-old boys and girls in the Eastern Cape (ELS 31)
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Benedicta N. Nkeh-Chungag, Charlotte Mungho Tata, Nel W, Constance R Sewani-Rusike, and Anye Chungag
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Male ,Longitudinal study ,Pediatric Obesity ,Adolescent ,Blood Pressure ,Prehypertension ,South Africa ,Sex Factors ,Risk Factors ,Cape ,medicine ,Prevalence ,Humans ,Child ,Adiposity ,business.industry ,Cardiovascular Topics ,Age Factors ,General Medicine ,Anthropometry ,medicine.disease ,Obesity ,Health Surveys ,Blood pressure ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Hypertension ,Female ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business ,Demography - Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Previous studies suggest a strong relationship between obesity and hypertension. This study aimed at evaluating the prevalence of hypertension and pre-hypertension in 10- to 14-year-old boys and girls in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa and to determine the association between blood pressure parameters and selected measures of adiposity. METHODS: A cross-sectional, school-based study of 540 10- to14-year-old children from seven schools in the Eastern Cape Province was carried out. Anthropometry and blood pressure parameters were determined. RESULTS: All measures of adiposity and blood pressure were significantly higher in the girls (p < 0.05). The prevalence of hypertension and pre-hypertension was over 20 and 12%, respectively. Systolic blood pressure and pulse pressure were associated (r > 0.27; p < 0.05) with increasing levels of adiposity. CONCLUSION: This study highlights the importance of weightcontrol strategies for the prevention of hypertension in these adolescents and later on in life.
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- 2019