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Trend of blood pressure in north Indian children
1Department of Human Genetics, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar.
Insights
Childhood blood pressure, height, and weight are strongly linked in Indian school children. No significant sex differences were found in blood pressure measurements among these age groups.
Area of Science:
- Pediatrics
- Public Health
- Anthropometry
Background:
- Assessing pediatric blood pressure is crucial for early detection of cardiovascular risks.
- Understanding anthropometric influences on blood pressure in children is vital for public health initiatives.
- Limited data exists on the correlation between blood pressure, height, and weight in school-aged children in Northern India.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the relationship between blood pressure (BP), height, and weight in school children aged 6-11 years.
- To determine if significant differences in BP exist between boys and girls in this age range.
- To establish correlations between anthropometric measurements and BP parameters.
Main Methods:
- Cross-sectional study conducted in Aligarh district, India.
- Measurements included systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), mean arterial blood pressure (MBP), height, and weight.
- Statistical analysis to determine correlations and significant differences between sexes.
Main Results:
- A strong positive correlation was observed between SBP, DBP, MBP and age, height, and weight (P < 0.001).
- No significant differences in SBP, DBP, and MBP were found between boys and girls of the same age.
- Weight demonstrated a strong correlation with blood pressure in both sexes across all age groups.
Conclusions:
- Age, height, and weight are significant predictors of blood pressure in school-aged children.
- Gender does not appear to be a significant factor in blood pressure levels for this demographic.
- Weight is a key anthropometric indicator strongly associated with blood pressure in children, irrespective of sex.
Abstract:
In the summer of 899 School Children (473 boys and 426 girls) aged 6-11 years in Aligarh district, Northern part of India were measured of blood pressure, height and weight. Systolic, diastolic and mean arterial blood pressure have a strong positive correlation with age, height and weight (P < 0.001). There is no significant difference in SBP, DBP and MBP among the boys and girls of corresponding age. Inspite of sample fluctuation weight has shown a strong correlation with blood pressure (P < 0.001) among both sexes in any of the age groups.