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子どもや青少年における血圧の動向
Paul Muntner1, Jiang He, Jeffrey A Cutler
1Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, La 70112, USA. pmuntner@tulane.edu
JAMA
|May 6, 2004
まとめ
幼児の血圧は,1988年から2000年の間に著しく上昇した. この血圧上昇は,肥満の子供や青少年の増加傾向と関連しています.
科学分野:
- 小児の健康に関する小児保健
- 心血管伝染病学 心血管伝染病学
- 公衆衛生 栄養 栄養について
背景:
- 子どもの肥満の流行は1988年から2000年まで増加した.
- この期間の小児の血圧の傾向と過剰体重の影響は,以前は知られていませんでした.
研究 の 目的:
- 1988年から2000年までの子供と青少年におけるシストリックおよびダイアストリック血圧の動向を分析する.
- 小児の集団における過体重と血圧の変化の関連性を調査する.
主な方法:
- 1988-1994年の全国保健栄養調査 (NHANES III) と1999-2000年のNHANESから得られた全国的に代表的なデータを使用した.
- 8歳から17歳までの子供と青少年の横断サンプルが含まれています.
- 測定されたシストリックおよびダイアストリック血圧レベル.
主要な成果:
- 標準化後の1988年~1994年と比較して, 1999~2000年の平均シストリック血圧は1.4mmHg高く,ダイアストリック血圧は3.3mmHg高くなりました.
- 血圧のエスニックとジェンダーの格差が観察され,非ヒスパニック系黒人およびメキシコ系アメリカ人の男の子の血圧は高かった.
- ボディ・マス・インデックスの調整により,これらの差異は軽減され,過体重の役割が示されました.
結論:
- 小児の血圧は過去10年間で増加しています.
- 幼児期の血圧の上昇は,部分的には,肥満の有病率の増加に起因する.
- 幼児の肥満を標的とした公衆衛生の介入は,心臓血管の健康にとって極めて重要です.
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