Prevalence of Hypertension Among School Children in a Rural Area of Tamil Nadu.
Indian Pediatr
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2016 Feb; 53(2): 165-166
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in English
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| ID: sea-178885
ABSTRACT
A cross-sectional study was conducted to measure the prevalence of hypertension among 310 rural school children in Tamil Nadu. The prevalence of hypertension and pre-hypertension was 10% and 14.2%, respectively. Prevalence was significantly higher among and private school students. We recommend that children should be screened for hypertension for early diagnosis and prevention of complications.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
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Screening study
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian Pediatr
Year:
2016
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Article
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