A study of prevalence of hypertension and its associated factors in school children
Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RECENT TRENDS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - Year 2017, Vol 24, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: Systemic hypertension has been considered to be associated with adult population. But off late increase numbers of children are also being affected. Aims and Objectives: To Study prevalence of Hypertension and its associated factors in school children Methodology: This was a Cross -sectional study carried out among the School going children in the age between 7-16 with respect to Prevalence of Hypertension in the one month i.e. January 2016 to February 2016. Totally 1075 students after the consent of Parents were enrolled into study in all the students the basic anthropometric measurement were done and BMI in all of them was calculated, all the important history like family history of Hypertension, Diabetes. The statistical analysis done by Chi-square test/trend calculated by SPSS version 19. Result: The prevalence of Hypertension for Males in 7-10 was 3.47%, followed by in 10-13 was 12.65%, and in 13-16 was 23.36%, this increasing trend with increase in age of Hypertension was statistically significant ( 𝝌2 =33.64, df=1,< 0.0001 ) and also for Female 07-10 was 1.61%, 10-13 was 6.19%, in 13-16 was 6.40% for females also this increasing trend with increase in age of Hypertension was statistically significant (𝝌2 =4.267, df=1, P< 0.0389) Associated factors significantly associated with Hypertension in children’s were Obesity (𝝌2 =319.7, df=1, P< 0.0001 ), Family history of HTN and IHD (𝝌2 =464.8, df=1,P<0.0001). Family history of Diabetes (𝝌2 =392.1, df=1, P<0.0001) Conclusion: It can be concluded from our study that prevalence of hypertension was increased in students as their age increases also the significantly associated factor with Hypertension were Obesity, Family history of HTN and IHD, Family history of Diabetes.
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Anurup Sahu, K Kashi Viswanadham
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