学校查计划,以确定西班牙裔青年高血压
Austin M Pollack1, Landon D Hamilton1, NaNet A Jenkins1
1UCHealth Research Northern Colorado, Loveland CO, USA.
American journal of preventive cardiology
|January 31, 2024
概括
儿童高血压可以通过早期检测来预防. 一个学校项目发现BMI升高预测学生的高血压,西班牙裔青年由于BMI升高而面临更高的风险.
科学领域:
- 儿科 儿科 儿科
- 心血管健康 心血管健康
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 儿童高血压是成人高血压的前身.
- 高血压会增加晚年患心血管疾病的风险.
- 早期发现和预防对于管理儿童高血压至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定西班牙裔和白人年轻人中高血压的患病率.
- 评估一项以学校为基础的计划在识别儿童高血压方面的有效性.
- 在不同年龄组中识别高血压的预测因素.
主要方法:
- 一个以学校为基础的计划选学生高血压.
- 在西班牙裔和白人学生中计算了患病率.
- 统计分析确定了高血压的预测因素,包括身体质量指数 (BMI),种族,性别和身高.
主要成果:
- 3.5%的学生患有高血压;7.5%的学生患有高血压.
- 在小学,中学和高中一年级中,高血压的最一致的预测因素是BMI升高.
- 西班牙裔学生的体重指数高于白人学生,这表明风险更高.
结论:
- 基于学校的查有效地识别了患有高血压的儿童.
- 体重指数升高是学龄儿童高血压风险的关键指标.
- 由于BMI升高和相关高血压风险更高,西班牙裔青年需要有针对性的干预措施.
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