Original Research Article
Year: 2021 | Month: July | Volume: 11 | Issue: 7 | Pages: 31-36
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20210705
Prevalence of Hypertension among Obese Children of Private Schools - A Cross-Sectional Study
Anna Tanya Valiyaparambil1, Sneha Katke2, Manal Anthikat3, Ronald Prabhakar4, Sachin Maghade5
1Intern, 2,4Professor, 3,5Assistant Professor, MMC. College of Physiotherapy, Wanless Hospital, Miraj, Maharashtra, India
Corresponding Author: Anna Tanya Valiyaparambil
ABSTRACT
Background: Hypertension in childhood, are typically uncommon, as most of the children are asymptomatic. Keeping a check on blood pressure in children can help to identify underlying heath condition. Childhood obesity is associated with its high risk of, cardiovascular diseases, premature death, and disability in adulthood. It is also associated with its future risk of breathing difficulties, fractures, HTN, insulin resistance and psychological effects. This study was done to document the prevalence of hypertension among private school children aged 5-10 years in the state of Maharashtra, India
Objective: To evaluate prevalence of hypertension with obese children of private schools and to find the correlation of hypertension and obesity in children of private schools.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was undertaken on 600 children aged 5 to 10 years of both sexes from private schools in Sangli district, Maharashtra. Prevalence of hypertension was estimated according to cut-off for Indian children. The prevalence of hypertension was compared for different age groups and gender
Results: Data was collected from 157 children consisting of 62 females and 95 males. Statistical analysis was done using Pearson’s correlation coefficient test
Conclusion: The prevalence of hypertension was 28% with (p <0.001), 19.7% were in pre-hypertensive and 52.2% were normal. The prevalence was higher in females than in males. The study showed a positive correlation with (r= 0.61). The prevalence of hypertension increased with BMI and age in both sexes.
Key words: Hypertension, obesity, school children, private schools.