Is High Waist Circumference and Body Weight Associated With High Blood Pressure in Iranian Primary School Children?

Is High Waist Circumference and Body Weight Associated With High Blood Pressure in Iranian Primary School Children? Publisher Pubmed

Zarrati M¹ ; Hojaji E² ; Razmpoosh E^{3, 4} ; Nezhad FN⁵ ; Keyvani H⁶ ; Shoormasti RS⁷ ; Shidfar F^{1, 8}

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1. Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2. Department of Nutrition, School of Health, Qazvin University of Medical Science, Qazvin, Iran
3. Nutrition and Food Security Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
4. Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
5. Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
6. Department of Virology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
7. Immunology, Asthma and Allergy Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
8. Colorectal Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Eating and Weight Disorders Published:2016

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Introduction and objectives: The prevalence of overweight, abdominal obesity and hypertension among children has increased worldwide including Iran over several decades. We carried out a study to provide current estimates of the prevalence and trends of hypertension, overweight and obesity along with the relationship between weight status and hypertension in Iranian school-children. Method: This study was carried out among 1184 fifth-grade students, whose ages ranged from 11 to 14 years. Body weight, body mass index (BMI), height and waist circumference (WC), systolic (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) were measured. Results: 22.04 and 5.32 % of students were overweight and obese, respectively. The prevalence of overweight and obesity was significantly higher among girls than boys (all p = 0.02), whereas the prevalence of hypertension was significantly higher in boys than girls (p = 0.001). Although 27 % of boys and 24.32 % of girls had abdominal obesity, no significant associations were reported between abdominal obesity and sex (p = 0.12). The prevalence of hypertension in children with normal weight, overweight and obesity, was 3, 9.7 and 17.8 %, respectively (p < 0.01). We have obtained that the mean values of weight and WC were significantly higher in boys than girls. Based on linear regression, every 1 cm increase in abdominal circumference leads to an estimated DBP and SBP increase of 0.173 and 0.164 mmHg, respectively (p < 0.05). Conclusions: This study showed a high prevalence of hypertension and obesity in a school-based population in Tehran, Iran, in which the prevalence of hypertension was significantly and positively correlated with weight and WC. © 2016, Springer International Publishing Switzerland.

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MLA	Zarrati M, et al.. "Is High Waist Circumference and Body Weight Associated With High Blood Pressure in Iranian Primary School Children?." Eating and Weight Disorders, vol. 21, no. 4, 2016, pp. 687-693.
APA	Zarrati M, Hojaji E, Razmpoosh E, Nezhad FN, Keyvani H, Shoormasti RS, Shidfar F (2016). Is High Waist Circumference and Body Weight Associated With High Blood Pressure in Iranian Primary School Children?. Eating and Weight Disorders, 21(4), 687-693.
Chicago	Zarrati M, Hojaji E, Razmpoosh E, Nezhad FN, Keyvani H, Shoormasti RS, Shidfar F. "Is High Waist Circumference and Body Weight Associated With High Blood Pressure in Iranian Primary School Children?." Eating and Weight Disorders 21, no. 4 (2016): 687-693.
Harvard	Zarrati M et al. (2016) 'Is High Waist Circumference and Body Weight Associated With High Blood Pressure in Iranian Primary School Children?', Eating and Weight Disorders, 21(4), pp. 687-693.
Vancouver	Zarrati M, Hojaji E, Razmpoosh E, Nezhad FN, Keyvani H, Shoormasti RS, et al.. Is High Waist Circumference and Body Weight Associated With High Blood Pressure in Iranian Primary School Children?. Eating and Weight Disorders. 2016;21(4):687-693.
BibTex	@article{ author = {Zarrati M and Hojaji E and Razmpoosh E and Nezhad FN and Keyvani H and Shoormasti RS and Shidfar F}, title = {Is High Waist Circumference and Body Weight Associated With High Blood Pressure in Iranian Primary School Children?}, journal = {Eating and Weight Disorders}, volume = {21}, number = {4}, pages = {687-693}, year = {2016} }
RIS	TY - JOUR AU - Zarrati M AU - Hojaji E AU - Razmpoosh E AU - Nezhad FN AU - Keyvani H AU - Shoormasti RS AU - Shidfar F TI - Is High Waist Circumference and Body Weight Associated With High Blood Pressure in Iranian Primary School Children? JO - Eating and Weight Disorders VL - 21 IS - 4 SP - 687 EP - 693 PY - 2016 ER -

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