Chungag A, Tata C M, Sewani-Rusike C R, Nel W, Nkeh-Chungag B N
Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences, University of Fort Hare, Alice, South Africa. Email:
Department of Human Biology, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha, South Africa.
Cardiovasc J Afr. 2019 Sep/Oct;30(5):258-261. doi: 10.5830/CVJA-2019-017.
Previous studies suggest a strong relationship between obesity and hypertension. This study aimed at evaluating the prevalence of hypertension and pre-hypertension in 10- to 14-year-old boys and girls in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa and to determine the association between blood pressure parameters and selected measures of adiposity.
A cross-sectional, school-based study of 540 10- to14-year-old children from seven schools in the Eastern Cape Province was carried out. Anthropometry and blood pressure parameters were determined.
All measures of adiposity and blood pressure were significantly higher in the girls (p < 0.05). The prevalence of hypertension and pre-hypertension was over 20 and 12%, respectively. Systolic blood pressure and pulse pressure were associated (r > 0.27; p < 0.05) with increasing levels of adiposity.
This study highlights the importance of weight-control strategies for the prevention of hypertension in these adolescents and later on in life.
先前的研究表明肥胖与高血压之间存在密切关系。本研究旨在评估南非东开普省10至14岁男孩和女孩中高血压和高血压前期的患病率，并确定血压参数与选定肥胖指标之间的关联。
对来自东开普省七所学校的540名10至14岁儿童进行了一项基于学校的横断面研究。测定了人体测量学和血压参数。
女孩的所有肥胖指标和血压均显著更高（p < 0.05）。高血压和高血压前期的患病率分别超过20%和12%。收缩压和脉压与肥胖程度增加相关（r > 0.27；p < 0.05）。
本研究强调了体重控制策略对预防这些青少年及以后生活中高血压的重要性。
