[Obesity and arterial hypertension in children: current calamity]. / Obesità ed ipertensione arteriosa in età pediatrica: flagello dei nostri giorni.
Clin Ter
; 163(3): e107-10, 2012.
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| ID: mdl-22964700
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
A study was carried out on students of a middle school with a medium-high social level in a southern zone of Rome, to assess the current situation regarding obesity and arterial hypertension in subjects with a parental environment favouring correct eating habits. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
We considered 693 students, mean age 11.2 + 0.6. Hypertension was defined according to blood pressure (BP) tables for children and adolescents of the NIH - Fourth Report (systolic and diastolic BP >95th percentile for age and sex). Overweight and obesity were determined according to the International Obesity Task Force. Dietary habits and life-style were investigated by specific questionnaires.RESULTS:
The prevalence of overweight and obesity was respectively 23.1% and 3.3% of the subjects studied. Moreover, 5.2% of them showed BP values between 90th and 95th percentile and 7.8% was hypertensive. Food habits of the current students were fairly correct, favouring the Mediterranean diet and with the proper number of daily meals.DISCUSSION:
A justification for the high number of hypertensive could be due to the elevated consumption of salt added to food (60% of young people), the elevated frequency of those who often eat fast food (43%) and a family history of hypertension in the parents (24%). Only 24.5% of males and 22.9% of females used to practice physical activity; whereas 40% of males and 41% of females used to spend more than 3 hours a day in front of the TV and/or computer.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Hipertensión
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Obesidad
Tipo de estudio:
Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
It
Revista:
Clin Ter
Año:
2012
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Italia