The Association between Mid-Upper Arm Circumference and Blood Pressure in an Italian Population of School-Aged Children and Adolescents with Lipid Disorders
<b>Background:</b> Many anthropometric measurements have been investigated concerning their association with blood pressure (BP) in paediatric age groups. This study aims to find a relationship between mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) and BP in a population of children and adolescents...
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| description | <b>Background:</b> Many anthropometric measurements have been investigated concerning their association with blood pressure (BP) in paediatric age groups. This study aims to find a relationship between mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) and BP in a population of children and adolescents aged 1–18 years. <b>Methods:</b> 5853 subjects (2977 females and 2876 males) were studied. MUAC, body mass index (BMI), and BP were measured. The individuals in the study were subdivided and grouped by gender and type of school attended in Italy: 1–5 years (pre-school), 6–10 years (primary school), 11–13 years (secondary school), 14–18 years (high school). <b>Results:</b> In the age range of 6–13 years, all the subjects with MUAC > 50th percentile had systolic and diastolic BP significantly higher than children with MUAC below 50th percentile (<i>p</i> < 0.0001). In the age range 14–18 years, the relationship persisted only in females (<i>p</i> < 0.001 and <i>p</i> < 0.05 for diastolic and systolic BP, respectively). A linear relationship was found between MUAC and BMI. <b>Conclusions:</b> In Italian children of both genders aged 6–13, arm distribution of body fat is strongly associated with increased systolic and diastolic BP. As such, a simple anthropometric measurement like MUAC might represent a tool to identify young subjects who are at risk for HTN. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fdf647cb13aa41268298cbdffaf4a60c2024-02-09T15:15:29ZengMDPI AGJournal of Clinical Medicine2077-03832024-01-0113366310.3390/jcm13030663The Association between Mid-Upper Arm Circumference and Blood Pressure in an Italian Population of School-Aged Children and Adolescents with Lipid DisordersFrancesco Martino0Tarcisio Niglio1Francesco Barillà2Eliana Martino3Vincenzo Paravati4Pier Paolo Bassareo5Department of Internal Medicine, Anaesthesiology, and Cardiovascular Science, La Sapienza University, 00161 Rome, ItalyIstituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Systems Medicine, Tor Vergata University, 00133 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Internal Medicine, Anaesthesiology, and Cardiovascular Science, La Sapienza University, 00161 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Internal Medicine, Anaesthesiology, and Cardiovascular Science, La Sapienza University, 00161 Rome, ItalySchool of Medicine, University College of Dublin, DO4 W6F6 Dublin, Ireland<b>Background:</b> Many anthropometric measurements have been investigated concerning their association with blood pressure (BP) in paediatric age groups. This study aims to find a relationship between mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) and BP in a population of children and adolescents aged 1–18 years. <b>Methods:</b> 5853 subjects (2977 females and 2876 males) were studied. MUAC, body mass index (BMI), and BP were measured. The individuals in the study were subdivided and grouped by gender and type of school attended in Italy: 1–5 years (pre-school), 6–10 years (primary school), 11–13 years (secondary school), 14–18 years (high school). <b>Results:</b> In the age range of 6–13 years, all the subjects with MUAC > 50th percentile had systolic and diastolic BP significantly higher than children with MUAC below 50th percentile (<i>p</i> < 0.0001). In the age range 14–18 years, the relationship persisted only in females (<i>p</i> < 0.001 and <i>p</i> < 0.05 for diastolic and systolic BP, respectively). A linear relationship was found between MUAC and BMI. <b>Conclusions:</b> In Italian children of both genders aged 6–13, arm distribution of body fat is strongly associated with increased systolic and diastolic BP. As such, a simple anthropometric measurement like MUAC might represent a tool to identify young subjects who are at risk for HTN.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/13/3/663mid-upper arm circumferencebody mass indexblood pressurechildrenadolescents |
| spellingShingle | Francesco Martino Tarcisio Niglio Francesco Barillà Eliana Martino Vincenzo Paravati Pier Paolo Bassareo The Association between Mid-Upper Arm Circumference and Blood Pressure in an Italian Population of School-Aged Children and Adolescents with Lipid Disorders Journal of Clinical Medicine mid-upper arm circumference body mass index blood pressure children adolescents |
| title | The Association between Mid-Upper Arm Circumference and Blood Pressure in an Italian Population of School-Aged Children and Adolescents with Lipid Disorders |
| title_full | The Association between Mid-Upper Arm Circumference and Blood Pressure in an Italian Population of School-Aged Children and Adolescents with Lipid Disorders |
| title_fullStr | The Association between Mid-Upper Arm Circumference and Blood Pressure in an Italian Population of School-Aged Children and Adolescents with Lipid Disorders |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Association between Mid-Upper Arm Circumference and Blood Pressure in an Italian Population of School-Aged Children and Adolescents with Lipid Disorders |
| title_short | The Association between Mid-Upper Arm Circumference and Blood Pressure in an Italian Population of School-Aged Children and Adolescents with Lipid Disorders |
| title_sort | association between mid upper arm circumference and blood pressure in an italian population of school aged children and adolescents with lipid disorders |
| topic | mid-upper arm circumference body mass index blood pressure children adolescents |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/13/3/663 |
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