| Journal: | Salud pública de México |
| Database: | PERIÓDICA |
| System number: | 000319108 |
| ISSN: | 0036-3634 |
| Authors: | Aregullin Eligio, Enrique Oliver1 Alcorta Garza, María Cándida |
| Institutions: | 1Servicios de Salud de Nuevo León, Hospital General de Sabinas Hidalgo Virginia Ayala de Garza, Sabinas Hidalgo, Nuevo León. México |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Season: | Ene-Feb |
| Volumen: | 51 |
| Number: | 1 |
| Pages: | 14-18 |
| Country: | México |
| Language: | Español |
| Document type: | Artículo |
| Approach: | Analítico, descriptivo |
| Spanish abstract | Objetivo. Determinar la prevalencia de hipertensión arterial (HTA) y los factores de riesgo asociados en escolares de 6 a 12 años, con la metodología aceptada. Material y métodos. Se examinaron 329 alumnos de educación primaria para investigar asociaciones entre HTA, índice de masa corporal (IMC), edad y género, usando un estudio transversal. Se midió la presión arterial y se utilizó el percentil 95 para diagnosticar HTA. Se compararon niños con y sin HTA. Se utilizaron las razones de momios simple y ajustada con la X2 de Mantel- Haenszel como medidas de asociación. Resultados. Los niños con sobrepeso (IMC ≥ 85 percentil) y del grupo de 11-12 años tuvieron al menos cuatro veces más posibilidades de HTA después de controlar variables confusoras. Conclusiones. Los niños que presentaron HTA ascendieron a 4.9%, con mayor prevalencia entre aquellos con sobrepeso y pertenecientes a un grupo etario mayor. Las asociaciones encontradas pueden ser marcadores de HTA en niños mexicanos |
| English abstract | Objective. To determine the prevalence and associated risk factors of high blood pressure (HBP) in school children 6 to 12 years of age with the accepted methodology. Material and Methods. Elementary school children were examined (n=329). Associations between HBP, body mass index (BMI), age and gender were investigated using a cross-sectional study. Blood pressure was measured and the 95th percentile was used to determine HBP. Comparisons between children with and without HBP were made. The crude and X2 Mantel- Haenszel adjusted odds ratios were used as measures of association. Results. Overweight children (BMI ≥85th percentile) and those in the age group 11-12 years were at least four times as likely to present with HBP after controlling for confounding factors. Conclusion. A total of 4.9% of school children had HBP, with a higher prevalence occurring among overweight and the older group. The associations found here can be used as markers for an increased likelihood of HBP in Mexican children |
| Disciplines: | Medicina |
| Keyword: | Pediatría, Salud pública, Sistema cardiovascular, Hipertensión arterial, Escolares, Factores de riesgo, Prevalencia, México |
| Keyword: | Medicine, Cardiovascular system, Pediatrics, Public health, Arterial hypertension, School children, Risk factors, Prevalence, Mexico |
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