Year :
2020
| Month :
October
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14
| Issue :
10
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A Study on Variation of Blood Pressure
and Associated Factors among
Adolescent School Students in North
24 Parganas, West Bengal, India
Published: October 1, 2020 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2020/44574.14145
Aparajita Das Gupta, Debraj Sarkar, Bobby Paul, Pritam Ghosh, Aloke Biswas, Saurya Dripta Ghose, Soumit Roy, Akanksha Yadav
1. Director Professor, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
2. Junior Resident, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
3. Associate Professor and Head, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
4. Junior Resident, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
5. Junior Resident, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
6. Junior Resident, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
7. Junior Resident, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, All India Institute of Hygiene and Public
Correspondence Address :
Dr. Debraj Sarkar,
30/58, Nayapatty Road, Kolkata-700055, West Bengal, India.
E-mail: drajsarkar@gmail.com
Abstract
Introduction: Adolescent Hypertension (HTN) is one of the most alarming public health problems and is a potential risk factor for non-communicable diseases as asymptomatic, mostly remain undiagnosed. Simple anthropometric indicators acting as preliminary screening tool to predict HTN among adolescents is the need of hour.
Aim: To find out the magnitude of pre HTN and HTN among adolescent school students of North 24 Parganas and to find out the variation of blood pressure with different anthropometric parameters.
Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out from June to September, 2019 among 369 adolescent school students of class VIII to XII in two Government higher secondary schools, selected conveniently, in North 24 Parganas. Data was collected by face to face interview, blood pressure recording and anthropometric measurements in the selected schools was done. Data was analysed using SPSS version 16.0.
Results: Among 369 participants, 189 (51.2%) were boys and 180 (48.8%) were girls. Mean Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP) and Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP) among boys were 110.2 (±14.9), 68.0 (±9.3) and among girls 113.1 (±14.3), 71.2 (±9), respectively. Overall HTN was found to be 7.0% (6.3% in boys and 7.8% in girls) and pre HTN was 13.8% (12.2% in boys and 15.6% in girls). There were significant (p<0.05) positive correlation of SBP and DBP with BMI (r=0.692; r=0.673), Body fat percentage (r=0.686; r=0.676,), Waist Circumference (WC) (r=0.708; r=0.640), Neck Circumference (NC) (r=0.593; r=0.509,). HTN was significantly associated with physical activity and salt intake (p<0.05).
Conclusion: As a rising trend of HTN was found among adolescents, early lifestyle modification and strengthening of school health setup using simple anthropometric measures are recommended for early detection of adolescent HTN and to prevent detrimental consequences.
Keywords
Anthropometric measurements, Body fat percentages, Body mass index, Neck circumference, Waist circumference
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2020/44574.14145
Date of Submission: Apr 11, 2020
Date of Peer Review: Jun 19, 2020
Date of Acceptance: Jul 22, 2020
Date of Publishing: Oct 01, 2020
AUTHOR DECLARATION:
• Financial or Other Competing Interests: None
• Was Ethics Committee Approval obtained for this study? Yes
• Was informed consent obtained from the subjects involved in the study? Yes
• For any images presented appropriate consent has been obtained from the subjects. Yes
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