Heleno Priscila, Emerick Luciana, Mourão Nicole, Pereira Diego, Santos Isabela, Oliveira Ana Sophia de, Santos Luana, Bila Wendell, Romano Márcia Christina, Lamounier Joel
MD. Medical diploma from Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei, Campus Centro-Oeste (UFSJ-CCO), Divinópolis, MG, Brazil.
Nurse. Nursing diploma from UFSJ-CCO, Divinópolis, MG, Brazil.
Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992). 2017 Oct;63(10):869-875. doi: 10.1590/1806-9282.63.10.869.
Hypertension is a major public health problem in contemporary times and it has high prevalence throughout the world.
To investigate the situation of Systemic Arterial Hypertension in schoolchildren aged 6 to 10 years in Divinópolis/MG-Brazil and associated factors.
This is a cross-sectional, epidemiological, descriptive and analytical study, whose population was children aged 6 to 10 years enrolled in public schools in Divinópolis-MG-Brazil. Data collection was conducted from October 2014 to May 2015. Multivariate linear regressions were used to test associations between blood pressure, socioeconomic, anthropometric, dietary and physical activity.
The prevalence of hypertension was 15.2% in a sample of 284 children and mean values of systolic blood pressure of 101.7 (±13.2) mmHg and diastolic blood pressure of 66.0 (±11.2) mmHg. The body fat percentage showed significant differences between the genders, with 24.2 and 26.2%, respectively for boys and girls. Significant associations were made between blood pressure levels, body weight, body mass index, waist circumference, body fat percentage, consumption of yogurt, beef /chicken, beans, pizza, sandwich and some behaviors variables.
The presented data show important aspects of school profile in the age range 6-10 years, especially related to the behavior of blood pressure.
高血压是当代一个主要的公共卫生问题，在全球范围内具有很高的患病率。
调查巴西米纳斯吉拉斯州迪维诺波利斯市6至10岁学童的系统性动脉高血压情况及相关因素。
这是一项横断面、流行病学、描述性和分析性研究，研究对象为巴西米纳斯吉拉斯州迪维诺波利斯市公立学校6至10岁的儿童。数据收集于2014年10月至2015年5月进行。采用多元线性回归分析血压与社会经济、人体测量、饮食和身体活动之间的关联。
在284名儿童样本中，高血压患病率为15.2%，收缩压平均值为101.7（±13.2）mmHg，舒张压平均值为66.0（±11.2）mmHg。体脂百分比在性别之间存在显著差异，男孩和女孩分别为24.2%和26.2%。血压水平与体重、体重指数、腰围、体脂百分比、酸奶、牛肉/鸡肉、豆类、披萨、三明治的摄入量以及一些行为变量之间存在显著关联。
所呈现的数据显示了6至10岁年龄段学校概况的重要方面，特别是与血压行为有关的方面。
