Mohkam Masoumeh, Karimi Abdollah, Eslami Narges, Khatami Alireza, Fallah Fatemeh, Maham Saiid, Jadali Farzaneh, Abdollah Gorji Fatemeh
Pediatric Infectious Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Iran J Kidney Dis. 2011 Jul;5(4):229-33.
Hypertension is one of the most common diseases in the world and a major risk factor for cardiovascular, renal, and neurologic diseases. It seems that hypertension and overweight in children are a growing epidemic. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of hypertension in school-aged children in Tehran.
In a cross-sectional study, blood pressure and anthropometric measurements were performed on school-aged children in Tehran from 2008 to 2009. Children aged 7 to 11 years from 5 public schools in Tehran were included. Blood pressure, weight, and height measurement were performed at the school. At each screening, 3 seated blood pressure, weight, and height measurements were made and at least after 3 minutes of rest and choosing proper cuff, blood pressure was measured by a pediatric nephrologist and a pediatric assistant.
A total of 425 school-aged children were included. Twenty-four percent of the primary school children had hypertension and 12% were shown to be overweight. Hypertension was more common in students of the north of Tehran in comparison to other geographic parts of Tehran. There was a significant difference in the prevalence of hypertension between girl students of north of Tehran and girls of the other parts of Tehran.
We concluded that hypertension is a common problem in school-aged children. Our study re-emphasized the need for prevention and control of high blood pressure in children to manage the global diseases burden due to hypertension.
高血压是世界上最常见的疾病之一，也是心血管、肾脏和神经系统疾病的主要危险因素。儿童高血压和超重似乎正日益流行。本研究的目的是调查德黑兰学龄儿童高血压的患病率。
在一项横断面研究中，于2008年至2009年对德黑兰的学龄儿童进行了血压和人体测量。纳入了来自德黑兰5所公立学校的7至11岁儿童。在学校进行血压、体重和身高测量。每次筛查时，进行3次坐位血压、体重和身高测量，并且至少在休息3分钟并选择合适的袖带后，由一名儿科肾病学家和一名儿科助理测量血压。
共纳入425名学龄儿童。24%的小学生患有高血压，12%被证明超重。与德黑兰的其他地理区域相比，高血压在德黑兰北部的学生中更为常见。德黑兰北部的女学生与德黑兰其他地区的女生在高血压患病率上存在显著差异。
我们得出结论，高血压是学龄儿童中的一个常见问题。我们的研究再次强调了预防和控制儿童高血压以应对因高血压导致的全球疾病负担的必要性。
