Prevalence and Correlates of Elevated Blood Pressure in Chinese Children Aged 6-13 Years: a Nationwide School-Based Survey / 生物医学与环境科学(英文)
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences
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(12): 401-409, 2015.
Article
in English
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To estimate the prevalence of elevated blood pressure (EBP) in Chinese children and identify individual and family factors associated with EBP.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A nationwide cross-sectional study was conducted in 2010 using stratified cluster sampling. Participants' blood pressure was measured, and their parents completed a questionnaire on personal and family characteristics. Prevalence and correlates of EBP were assessed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Among a total of 24,333 participants, 20.2% of boys and 16.3% of girls had EBP. The prevalence of EBP increased with the ascending trend of waist circumference, Waist-to-height ratio, and body mass index. The adjusted prevalence ratios (aPRs) for obese boys and girls were 2.50 and 2.97, respectively. Fewer urban boys (16.2%) had EBP than rural boys (21.7%). Boys with a family history of hypertension were 12% more likely to have EBP. Children whose mothers received a college education tended to have lower likelihood of EBP; with an aPR was 0.85 among boys and 0.78 among girls.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>EBP is common among obese students and those who have a family history of hypertension. A negative association between mothers' education levels and EBP risk in children was found.</p>
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Pedigree
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Schools
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Blood Pressure
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Body Mass Index
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Cluster Analysis
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China
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Epidemiology
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Prevalence
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Surveys and Questionnaires
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences
Year:
2015
Type:
Article
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