Determinantes da pressão arterial elevada em crianças: um estudo caso-controle em área rural do Espírito Santo / Determinación de la presión arterial alta en niños: un estudio caso-control en zona rural del Espírito Santo / Determinants of high blood pressure in children: a case-control study in a rural area of the Espírito Santo State

Objective: this study aims to identify and analyze the predictor factors of the occurrence of High Blood Pressure (HBP) in children aged from 7 to 10 years old from a rural municipality in Espírito Santo State. Methods: The subjects were divided into two groups, as follows: cases (SBP or DBP ≥ P95) and controls (BP < P90). The subjects were paired by sex and age. The sampling has been built from subject random selection, where were evaluated 395 children, 79 cases and 316 controls. Results: The prevalence of overweight in the cases was 8.9% and 11.1% in controls; the sedentary lifestyle was present in 88.1% of the cases and 87.9% of the controls; the average screen time was 97.7 minutes and106.6 minutes per day in cases and controls, respectively. Conclusion: It has been observed the need to create public policies aimed at health promotion in order to vulnerable groups can be receiving assistance since childhood.

Objetivo: identificar e analisar os fatores preditores da ocorrência da pressão arterial elevada em crianças de 7 a 10 anos de um município rural no Espírito Santo. Métodos: Foram constituídos dois grupos de estudo: os casos (PAS ou PAD ≥ P95) e os controles (PA

Objetivo: identificar y analizar los factores predictivos de la aparición de la hipertensión arterial en niños de 7 a 10 años de un municipio rural en el Espírito Santo. Métodos: Se construyeron dos grupos: los casos (PAS o PAD ≥ 95) y controles (PA