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Hosseini, M., Ataei, N., Aghamohammadi, A., Yousefifard, M., Taslimi, S. h., & Ataei, F. (2010). The relation of body mass index and blood pressure in Iranian children and adolescents aged 7-18 years old. Iranian journal of public health, 39(4), 126-34.
Hosseini, M, et al. "The relation of body mass index and blood pressure in Iranian children and adolescents aged 7-18 years old." Iranian journal of public health vol. 39,4 (2010): 126-34.
Hosseini M, Ataei N, Aghamohammadi A, Yousefifard M, Taslimi Sh, Ataei F. The relation of body mass index and blood pressure in Iranian children and adolescents aged 7-18 years old. Iran J Public Health. 2010;39(4):126-34. Epub 2010 Dec 31. PMID: 23113046; PMCID: PMC3481696.
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Iran J Public Health. 2010;39(4):126-34. Epub 2010 Dec 31.

The relation of body mass index and blood pressure in Iranian children and adolescents aged 7-18 years old.

Iranian journal of public health

M Hosseini, N Ataei, A Aghamohammadi, M Yousefifard, Sh Taslimi, F Ataei

Affiliations

  1. Dept. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

PMID: 23113046 PMCID: PMC3481696

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The obesity and hypertension are the major risk factors of several life threatening diseases. The present study was aimed to investigate the relation between body mass index (BMI) the validated index of adiposity and different aspect of blood pressure (BP).

METHODS: Systolic and diastolic blood pressures and also weight and height of 7 to 18 years old children and adolescent collected in 2002 and 2004 respectively. Data was consisted of 14865 schoolchildren and adolescents from representative sample of country. BMI was classified according to CDC 2000 standards into normal (BMI<85th percentile), at risk of overweight (BMI≥85th and <95th percentile) and overweight (BMI≥95th percentile). Then, age-sex specific prevalence of being overweight was derived. ANOVA was used to investigate the effect of BMI on systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure and mean arterial pressure of participants.

RESULTS: Mean systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP) and mean arterial blood pressure (MAP) significantly increased with BMI (P< 0.0001) and age groups (P< 0.0001), and was significantly (P< 0.0001) higher in boys than girls especially in older ages. (P< 0.0001, interaction of age and BMI level). The proportion of being overweight was significantly higher in boys than girls was (7.4% vs. 3.6%; P< 0.0001).

CONCLUSION: There is an association between BP and BMI in children and adolescence. SBP, DBP and MAP are associated with rise in BMI and age, which was lower in girls. This data can provide basics for public health policy makers and primary prevention policies in the country.

Keywords: Adolescents; Blood pressure; Body mass index (BMI); Children; Relation

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