Prevalência de pré-hipertensão e de hipertensão arterial e sua associação com variáveis antropométricas e estado nutricional de pré-escolares / Prehypertension prevalence and blood pressure and its association withanthropometric variables and nutritional status of preschool children

Introdução: A hipertensão vem aumentando gradativamente tanto em adultos quanto em crianças e adolescentes em fase escolar. Objetivo: Estimar a prevalência da pré-hipertensão (PH) e da hipertensão arterial (HA), assim como avaliar suas associações com as variáveis antropométricas e de estado nutricional de crianças pré-escolares. Materiais e métodos: A amostra foi constituída por99 escolares de ambos os sexos, com média de idade de 5,30,1anos. Para investigação do estado nutricional, foram avaliadas a massa corporal, a estatura e a circunferência do quadril (CQ). Por meio desses dados, foram calculados o índice de massa corporal (IMC) e o índice de adiposidade corporal (IAC). A pressão arterial sistólica (PAS) e a pressão arterial diastólica (PAD) foram obtidas de modo indireto, com o uso de esfigmomanômetro aneroide. Realizou-se o teste de Shapiro Wilk para verificação da normalidade dos dados. Após, foi realizada a estatística descritiva: média, desvio padrão e frequência percentual (%). O fator de correlação de Pearson (r) foi realizado para verificar as associações entre as variáveis. Recorreu-seao teste do χ2 para analisar a associação entre as frequências percentuais nos resultados obtidos. Resultados e discussão:Foi verificado que 18,19% dos avaliados apresentaram prevalência de HA, sendo 13,13% de PH e 5,06% de hipertensão. A PAS e PAD associaram-se significativamente (p=0,05) com massa corporal, IMC e IAC. Conclusão: Os resultados apresentados demonstraram que a PH e a HA apresentam associações significativas com massa corporal, IMC e IAC.

Introduction: Hypertension is increasing both in adults and in children and adolescents in school age. Objective: To estimate the prevalence of prehypertension (PH) and hypertension (HA) and to evaluate their associations with the anthropometric variables and nutritional status of preschool children. Methods: The sample consisted of 99 students from both genders, with an average age of 5.30.1 years.To investigate the nutritional status, body mass, height and hip circumference (HC) were evaluated. Through these data, we calculated the body mass index (BMI) and body adiposity index (BAI). Systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) were obtained indirectly by aneroid blood pressure monitor. The Shapiro-Wilk test was used to verify the normality of the data. After this, descriptive statistics were conducted with: average, standard deviation and frequency percentage (%). The Pearson correlation factor (r) was used to verify associations between variables.It used the test χ2 to analyze the association between the percentage frequencies in the results. Results: It was found that 18.19% of the individuals had a prevalence of HA, being 13.13% of PH and 5.06% of hypertension.The SBP and DBP were significantly associated (p=0.05) with body mass, BMI and BAI. Conclusion: The results showed that the PH and HA have significant associations with body mass, BMI and BAI.

Intervenciones para el control del sobrepeso y obesidad en niños y adolescentes en el Perú / Interventions to control overweight and obesity in children and adolescents in Peru

El sobrepeso y la obesidad en niños y adolescentes representa un serio problema de salud pública en el Perú, con elevados costos para la sociedad, esto hace necesaria la implementación de un conjunto de políticas públicas dirigidas hacia el control de dicho inconveniente. Así, se han propuesto intervenciones como la regulación de la publicidad de alimentos no saludables, su autorregulación, la implementación de quioscos saludables y el etiquetado nutricional. Desde el análisis de la problemática del sobrepeso y obesidad en niños y adolescentes en el Perú, el presente artículo hace una revisión narrativa de dichas intervenciones.

Overweight and obesity in children and adolescents represent a serious public health problem in Peru, with high costs for society that require the implementation of a set of public policies directed toward its control. Thus, interventions have been proposed as the regulation of advertising of unhealthy foods, self-regulation, the implementation of kiosks healthy and nutritional labeling. From the analysis of the problem of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents in Peru, this article is a narrative review of such interventions.

Síntomas de ansiedad y depresión en adolescentes escolarizados de 10 a 17 años en Chía, Colombia / Symptoms of anxiety and depression in adolescents between 10 to 17 year-old attending schools in Chía, Colombia

Objetivo Estimar la prevalencia de síntomas ansiosos y depresivos en adolescentes escolarizados entre los 10-17 años, de la comunidad de Chía Cundinamarca, utilizando las escalas CDI y SCARED, durante los años 2008 a 2010. Metodología Estudio de corte transversal, realizado en 538 estudiantes. Se identificaron las variables socio demográficas: edad, sexo, seguridad social y centro educativo de procedencia (público, privado, oficial o urbano). Se aplicaron las escalas CDI y SCARED. Resultados Se detectaron síntomas ansiosos o depresivos en el 40,5 % de la población estudiada (538); de los cuales el 28,3 % presentó síntomas sugestivos de ansiedad exclusivamente, con síntomas depresivos exclusivamente en 3,3 % y síntomas tanto de ansiedad, como de depresión en 8,9 %. Los síntomas ansiosos fueron más frecuentes en las mujeres y los síntomas depresivos y mixtos se presentaron con más frecuencia en hombres. Se encontró mayor prevalencia de síntomas depresivos 6,9 % en hombres vs 5,4 % en mujeres, dato que no fue estadísticamente significativo. Conclusión Los síntomas ansiosos y depresivos son frecuentes en adolescentes, se hace indispensable sospecharlos y diagnosticarlos tempranamente, con el fin de poder brindar una atención oportuna. Se deben implementar estrategias que permitan detectar factores protectores y de riesgo para evitar que se desarrollen trastornos mayores, diseñando programas de educación encaminados hacia una buena salud mental de niños y adolescente.

Objective This study was aimed at estimating the prevalence of symptoms of depression and anxiety amongst 10 to 17 year-old adolescents still attending school using the CDI and SCARED questionnaires for early screening in Chía, a town near Bogota, from 2008 to 2010. Method This was a cross-sectional study of prevalence. Results 37 % of the 538 adolescents interviewed had anxiety symptoms, 12.3 % had depression symptoms and 9% presented anxiety and depression symptoms, males having greater prevalence for depression symptoms (6.9 % cf 5.4 % for females) but lacking statistical significance. There was a greater tendency for anxiety symptoms to be found in adolescents attending public schools. Concerning co morbidity, more anxiety symptoms were found in adolescents having depression symptoms. Conclusions It was concluded that anxiety and depression symptoms are real at this age, this being reason enough why it is necessary to suspect and detect them on time so that adolescents can receive suitable attention. Protective factors must be strengthened for this to happen and there must be real awareness by everybody to create educational and health programmes directed towards ensuring good mental health.

The surgical treatment of hyperthyroidism in patients aged under 18 years / 中国普通外科杂志

Objective To study the treatment of adolescent hyperthyroidism. Methods Retrospective analysis of the clinical data of the adolescent hyperthyroidism treated by surgery was made in our hospital from January 1990 to December 1998. Results In this series, there was no death, with 3 cases transient postoperative hypocalcemia and 1 had throat spasm and physoia. All the 4 cases recovered after treatment. 78 cases(85.7%) were followed up for 0.5～9 years. Of them, all were in good condition except 2 being recurred. Conclusions Operative treatment for adolescent hyperthyroidism is a safe, quick and effictive method, but the operation indications should be good controlled.