Objectives: Hypertension is the leading risk factor, ranking third for mortality rate. This study is to access the relationship between the childhood obesity which leads to hypertension during adolescents. Study design: A cross-sectional study was conducted at Miraj from August 2009 - September 2010, among 2370 adolescents in the age group of 10-19 yrs. A pre-designed, pre-tested structural questionnaire was used for data collection. Physical examination, which includes anthropometric measurements such as height, weight and blood pressure. Mean, standard deviation and χ2 test were used for statistical analysis. Results: The prevalence of hypertension was 1.1% and highest prevalence (2.9%) was observed in the age group of 18-19 years. Overall prevalence of obesity was 3.0%. The prevalence of hypertension was 26.7% in obese adolescents.
Keywords
Nutritional Status, Blood Pressure, Hypertension, Obesity
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