Elevated Blood Pressure among Rural South African Children in Thohoyandou, South Africa.
Whilst there seem to be available data on blood pressure profiles of South African children, especially in urban areas, few data exist on rural children. The aims of this study were to determine the blood pressure profiles of rural South African children residing in Thohoyandou; and to examine the r...
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| description | Whilst there seem to be available data on blood pressure profiles of South African children, especially in urban areas, few data exist on rural children. The aims of this study were to determine the blood pressure profiles of rural South African children residing in Thohoyandou; and to examine the relationship between body mass index and blood pressure among the children.The study involved 296 (134 boys and 135 girls) children aged 7-13 years. Body weight and height were measured using standard procedures. Overweight was defined by body mass index (BMI) for gender and age. Blood pressure was monitored in each child thrice using validated electronic devices (Omron 7051T). Hypertension was determined as the average of three separate blood pressure readings where the systolic or diastolic blood pressure was ≥ 90th percentile for age and sex.Overweight among the girls (4.7%) was higher compared with the boys (3.9%). Both systolic and diastolic pressures (SBP and DBP) increase with age in both sexes. The proportion of children with > 90th percentile occur at only ages 12 and 13 years. The incidence of hypertension (SBP > 90th percentile) was 0.4% and 0.2% in boys and girls, respectively. The SBP and DBP pressures significantly (P |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dc95c770a58f42acaeeaf8e5c8455ebd2022-12-21T19:46:36ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesIranian Journal of Public Health2251-60852251-60932013-05-01425Elevated Blood Pressure among Rural South African Children in Thohoyandou, South Africa.Daniel Goon0Lateef Amusa1Dorothy Mhlongo2Lunic Khoza3Felix Anyanwu4Centre for Biokinetics, Recreation and Sport Science, University of Venda, Thohoyandou, South Africa. Whilst there seem to be available data on blood pressure profiles of South African children, especially in urban areas, few data exist on rural children. The aims of this study were to determine the blood pressure profiles of rural South African children residing in Thohoyandou; and to examine the relationship between body mass index and blood pressure among the children.The study involved 296 (134 boys and 135 girls) children aged 7-13 years. Body weight and height were measured using standard procedures. Overweight was defined by body mass index (BMI) for gender and age. Blood pressure was monitored in each child thrice using validated electronic devices (Omron 7051T). Hypertension was determined as the average of three separate blood pressure readings where the systolic or diastolic blood pressure was ≥ 90th percentile for age and sex.Overweight among the girls (4.7%) was higher compared with the boys (3.9%). Both systolic and diastolic pressures (SBP and DBP) increase with age in both sexes. The proportion of children with > 90th percentile occur at only ages 12 and 13 years. The incidence of hypertension (SBP > 90th percentile) was 0.4% and 0.2% in boys and girls, respectively. The SBP and DBP pressures significantly (Phttps://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/4546Blood pressureBody mass indexOverweightRural childrenSouth Africa |
| spellingShingle | Daniel Goon Lateef Amusa Dorothy Mhlongo Lunic Khoza Felix Anyanwu Elevated Blood Pressure among Rural South African Children in Thohoyandou, South Africa. Iranian Journal of Public Health Blood pressure Body mass index Overweight Rural children South Africa |
| title | Elevated Blood Pressure among Rural South African Children in Thohoyandou, South Africa. |
| title_full | Elevated Blood Pressure among Rural South African Children in Thohoyandou, South Africa. |
| title_fullStr | Elevated Blood Pressure among Rural South African Children in Thohoyandou, South Africa. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Elevated Blood Pressure among Rural South African Children in Thohoyandou, South Africa. |
| title_short | Elevated Blood Pressure among Rural South African Children in Thohoyandou, South Africa. |
| title_sort | elevated blood pressure among rural south african children in thohoyandou south africa |
| topic | Blood pressure Body mass index Overweight Rural children South Africa |
| url | https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/4546 |
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