High blood pressure in children and adolescents from urban peripheral areas of La Plata, Argentina.

Authors

  • María Florencia Cesani Laboratorio de Investigaciones en Ontogenia y Adaptación, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo (UNLP). Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET).
  • Fabián Anibal Quintero Laboratorio de Investigaciones en Ontogenia y Adaptación, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo (UNLP)
  • María Antonia Luis Laboratorio de Investigaciones en Ontogenia y Adaptación, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo (UNLP)
  • María Fernanda Torres Instituto de Genética Veterinaria, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP-CONICET); Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires.
  • Mariela Garraza Laboratorio de Investigaciones en Ontogenia y Adaptación, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo (UNLP). Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET).
  • Bárbara Navazo Laboratorio de Investigaciones en Ontogenia y Adaptación, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo (UNLP). Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET)
  • Evelia Edith Oyhenart Laboratorio de Investigaciones en Ontogenia y Adaptación, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo (UNLP). Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET).

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14482/sun.36.1.616.85

Keywords:

blood pressure, choolchildren, overweight, obesity, socioeconomic status

Abstract

Objective: The aim of the present study was to estimate the prevalence of high blood pressure (HBP) in schoolchildren aged 4-14 years from urban peripheral areas of the city of La Plata, and analyze variations in HBP prevalence by sex, age, excess weight and family socioeconomic status.

Materials and methods: Systolic and diastolic blood pressure, body weight and height were measured in 3,312 schoolchildren of both sexes. The prevalence of HBP, overweight and obesity was calculated. Socioeconomic information was obtained through a semi-structured survey and processed by categorical principal-component analysis. The prevalence of HBP was compared with sex, age and nutritional status (chi square test) and family socioeconomic status (generalized linear model) (p< 0.05.).

Results: The results showed that the prevalence of HBP, was 20.5% and that it varied by age, nutritional status and family socioeconomic status. Sexual differences were observed only in HBP obese schoolchildren.

Conclusions: Children and adolescents living in urban peripheral areas of the city of La Plata, Argentina, presented higher HBP prevalence. While HBP prevalence was higher among overweight/obese children, those aged >8 years and those of more favorable family socioeconomic status, sex did not affect HBP development. However, when HBP was analyzed associated with nutritional status, obese boys were more likely to have HBP than girls.


Author Biography

  • María Florencia Cesani, Laboratorio de Investigaciones en Ontogenia y Adaptación, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo (UNLP). Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET).

    Lic. en Antropología y Dra. en Ciencias Naturales. Instituto de Genética Veterinaria “Ing. Fernando Noel Dulout” (IGEVET, UNLP-CONICET La Plata) y Laboratorio de Investigaciones en Ontogenia y Adaptación (LINOA), Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, UNLP.

Published

2020-09-22

Issue

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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