Waist circumference predicts the risk of hypertension in overweight and non-overweight middle school students in Suzhou
- VernacularTitle:苏州市中学生超重和非超重状态下腰围预测罹患血压偏高风险性研究
- Author:
Bo HAI
1
;
Hui SHEN
1
;
Jia HU
1
;
Di HAN
1
;
Ziyao DING
1
;
Mengmeng LIU
1
;
Haibing YANG
1
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords: Middle school students; Overweight; Waist circumference; Hypertension
- From: Journal of Public Health and Preventive Medicine 2022;33(4):101-104
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
- Abstract: Objective To explore the ability of waist circumference (WC) to predict hypertension risk in overweight and non-overweight middle school students in Suzhou. Methods The height, weight，WC and blood pressure values of 963 students from 8 middle schools in Suzhou were collected by a combination of questionnaire survey and physical examination. Logistic regression analysis was applied to explore the correlation between WC and high blood pressure in middle school students. Results Logistic regression analysis showed that before and after adjusting for confounding factors, for every 1 cm change in WC, the risk of high blood pressure increased to 1.08 (1.03-1.14) and 1.07 (1.02-1.13) for non-overweight students, and 1.05 (1.02-1.09) and 1.05 (1.01-1.08) for overweight students, respectively. Conclusion There was a positive correlation between WC and high blood pressure in both non-overweight and overweight middle school students in Suzhou. The risk of high blood pressure was higher for non-overweight students than overweight students for every 1 cm WC change. Targeted intervention measures should be taken to reduce the prevalence rates of hypertension for middle school students.
