Distribution of Blood Pressure in 7 936 Children and Adolescents in Guiyang and Analysis of the Associated Factors
- VernacularTitle:贵阳市市区7963名儿童青少年血压分布及相关因素分析
- Author:
xiang-yang, PENG
;
yu-chuan, WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
blood pressure;
body mass index;
obesity;
overweight;
adolescent;
child
- From:Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics
2004;0(11):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the distribution of blood pressure and incidence of hypertension in children and adolescents from the urban area of Guiyang city aged 8-17 years old,in order to provide scientific evidence for preventing hypertension.Methods Seven thousand nine hundred and sixty-three primary and secondary students were sampled and standardized in blood pressure,height and weight.In accordance with the Working Group on Obesity in China(WGOC)recommendations,the subjects were divided into overweight,obesity and normal weight group,then the relationship between blood pressure and body mass index(BMI)and the prevalence of hypertension in different BMI groups were analyzed.Results 1.Compared with the USA and Shanghai city,the distribution of blood pressure in children and adolescents from the urban area of Guiyang city were different(Pa
