Publication: Blood Pressure Profile and Hypertension in Urban Adolescents: Need for Cognisance
| creativeworkseries.issn | ISSN 1990-7974 eISSN 1990-7982 | |
| dc.contributor.author | Faujdar, Dharmajeet Singh | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kunte, Renuka | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bhalwar, Rajvir | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-03-25T10:30:54Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-03-25T10:30:54Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
| dc.description | Dharmajeet Singh Faujdar Department of Community Medicine Army College of Medical Sciences, Delhi Renuka Kunte O/o DGMS (Air) Rajvir Bhalwar Principal Medical Officer, HQ MC, IAF | |
| dc.description.abstract | Abstract: Objective: To find the profile of blood pressure and the prevalence of hypertension in adolescents in an urban area. Methods: A cross sectional study was carried out in Adolescent students in the age group of 11-17 years, in a school in an urban area of Pune, belonging to upper socioeconomic group to measure their blood pressure and anthropometric parameters. Results: The mean SBP and DBP in both boys and girls were found to increase with increasing age and anthropometric measurements. The prevalence of hypertension was 12.23% in boys and 10.1% in girls and the prevalence of overweight as per BMI was 19.14% in boys and 18.62% in girls. The prevalence of hypertension observed in overweight children (36.1% in boys 30.8% in girls) was significantly (p<0.000) higher than normal weight children (6.5% in boys and 5.36% in girls). Among the anthropometric variables only weight & BMI had moderately strong correlation with SBP(r-0.559 &0.506). Conclusion: Hypertension is prevalent among adolescent population and overweight/obesity has been found to play a crucial role in predicting rise in BP in them. It is recommended bp monitoring be made mandatory part of school health services programme for early detection & instituting preventive measures. | |
| dc.identifier | https://doi.org/10.3126/jnps.v34i2.10743 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/5418 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Nepal Paediatric Society (JNPS) | |
| dc.subject | Blood Pressure | |
| dc.subject | Hypertension | |
| dc.subject | Adolescent | |
| dc.subject | anthropometry | |
| dc.subject | BMI | |
| dc.title | Blood Pressure Profile and Hypertension in Urban Adolescents: Need for Cognisance | |
| dc.type | Article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| local.article.type | Original Article | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 89 | |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 85 | |
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