Webster E Kipling, Logan Samuel W, Gray Wendy N, Robinson Leah E
School of Kinesiology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
College of Biological and Population Health Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA.
Prev Med Rep. 2018 Sep 13;12:135-139. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2018.09.006. eCollection 2018 Dec.
This study investigated early indications of hypertension risk and the association of overweight and obesity in young girls from a low socioeconomic region of the rural South. 139 females ( age = 8.85 ± 1.67 years) from a rural school in the Southeastern region of the United States served as participants. Body mass index was calculated based on the child's height and weight measurements (kg/m) and resting blood pressure measurements were taken with calibrated, automatic oscillations devices. Girls who were overweight or obese were 2.81 times more likely to have a systolic blood pressure indicative of being at-risk/hypertensive (i.e., pre-hypertension and/or hypertension stage 1) than girls who were not overweight/obese. In fact, the percentage of overweight/obese girls who were at-risk/hypertensive was double that of girls who were not overweight/obese (43.2% versus 21.3%), respectively. Being overweight or obese is associated with almost three times a higher risk of hypertension than girls who are not overweight or obese.
本研究调查了美国南部农村低社会经济地区年轻女孩高血压风险的早期迹象以及超重和肥胖之间的关联。来自美国东南部农村一所学校的139名女性（年龄 = 8.85 ± 1.67岁）参与了研究。根据儿童的身高和体重测量值（kg/m）计算体重指数，并使用校准后的自动振荡设备测量静息血压。超重或肥胖的女孩出现表明有风险/高血压（即高血压前期和/或1期高血压）的收缩压的可能性是未超重/肥胖女孩的2.81倍。事实上，超重/肥胖且有风险/高血压的女孩比例是未超重/肥胖女孩的两倍（分别为43.2%和21.3%）。与未超重或肥胖的女孩相比，超重或肥胖的女孩患高血压的风险几乎高三倍。
