Naslov
OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY RELATIONSHIP TO ARTERIAL BLOOD PRESSURE IN PREPUBERTAL SCHOOL CHILDREN

Autori
Rašić, Lidija ; Zrinušić, Dajana ; Drenjančević, Ines

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Journal of Hypertension, ESH-ISH Hypertension 2014, Abstract Book / - , 2014

Skup
Joint Meeting ESH-ISH Hypertension 2014

Mjesto i datum
Atena, Grčka, 13.06.2014. - 16.06.2014

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
children; obesity; blood pressure

Sažetak
Objective: Overweight/obesity (OW/OB) are known risk factors in development of arterial hypertension in adulthood.Women are less prone to hypertension in generative age possibly due to protective effects of female sex hormones. This study aimed to assess markers of overweight/obesity and evaluate their relations to blood pressure (BP) values in prepubertal school children. Design and methods: Present study included 3rd grade elementary school prepubertal children (total 111-53 girls, 58 boys ; 8.7±0.4 years). Height, weight, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WCirc), upper arm and thigh skin fold (ASF, TSF) and systolic (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) and fasting blood glucose concentrations (fBGC) were measured. Data are expressed as mean±SD ; p<0.05 was considered significant. Results: 13, 51% subjects were overweight (BMI>85th percentile ; 3 girls and 12 boys) and 15.32% subjects (were obese (BMI>95th percentile ; 7 girls and 10 boys). Boys had significantly higher SBP (107±10 mmHg) than girls (103±10 mmHg). Overweight/obese boys had significantly thicker ASF (20.6±7.8cm) compared to normal-weight boys (10.4±5.2cm) and TSF (OW/OB 33.4±13cm ; normal- weight 26.1±15.4cm), higher SBP (overweight/obese 114±9mmHg ; normal-weight 103±10mmHg), higher DBP (overweight/obese 67.4±4mmHg ; normal-weight 63±4mmHg) and higher fBGC (overweight/obese 5.4±0.5mmol/L ; normal- weight 5.1±0.4mmol/L). 5 boys and 4 girls were hypertensive (SBP>95th percentile).In boys, there were significant positive correlations of BMI and WCirc with SBP, DBP, ASF and TSF. Overweight/obese girls had significantly thicker ASF (24.0±4.7cm compared to normal-weight 13.1±4.9cm) and TSF (OW/OB 51.5±21.3cm ; normal- weight 30.6±11.9cm) and greater WCirc (OW/OB 75.1±7.9cm ; normal- weight girls 60.7±5.1cm).Interestingly, SBP (OW/OB 107±7 ; normal-weight 101±9mmHg), DBP (OW/OB 66±6mmHg ; normal-weight 63±4mmHg) or fBGC were not significantly different between OW/OB and normal- weight girls. In girls, BMI and WCirc significantly positively correlated with ASF and TSF, but no correlations to BP were observed. WCirc positively correlated to fBGC in both, boys and girls. Conclusions: Significant association of overweight/obesity to arterial BP levels in prepubertal boys suggests OW/OB as an early marker of tendency to develop hypertension later in adulthood.In girls, lack of associations among OW/OB markers and arterial BP levels suggests that OW/OB might not be as important risk factors in development of hypertension in females as in males.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Temeljne medicinske znanosti

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