The Cross-section Study on the Obesity and Hypertension in Children Aged 6 to 12 yrs,in Shenzhen
- VernacularTitle:深圳市6～12岁儿童高血压及肥胖现况研究
- Author:
Cai HUANG
;
Zhenhua XIE
;
Chenggang YE
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Children;
Hypertension;
Obesity;
Cross-section study
- From:
Chinese Journal of Prevention and Control of Chronic Diseases
2006;0(03):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the prevalence of hypertension and obesity and their main influencial factors among 6～12 years old children in Shenzhen.Method 1 140 children aged from 6 to 12 years old in 4 schools in Shenzhen were sampled by random cluster sampling,and their systolic blood pressure(SBP),diastolic blood pressure(DBP),body height,weight and other morphological parameters were measured.Results The prevalent rate of hypertension was 9.4%(8.6% for boys and 10.2% for girls);Rate of overweight and obesity for boys were 13.25% and 13.72,respectively,and the girl were 9.09% and 8.10%,respectively.There were a increasing trend toward SBP and DBP with age,especially SBP.After adjusted with age and gender,the partial correlation coefficients between BMI and SBP,DBP were 0.462 and 0.357,respectively(P
