Pressão arterial de crianças e adolescentes de escolas públicas de Cuiabá, Mato Grosso

• Autor(a) principal: Vieira, Maria Aparecida
• Data de Publicação: 2009
• Outros Autores: Carmona, Danielle Pedroso Dias, Anjos, Luiz Alves dos, Souza, Tatiana de, Espinosa, Mariano Martinez, Ribeiro, Rosa Lúcia Rocha, Barbosa, Dulce Aparecida [UNIFESP]
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNIFESP
• Texto Completo: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0103-21002009000800002; http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/4859
• topic: Blood pressure; Child; Adolescent; Pressão arterial; Criança; Adolescente

OBJECTIVE: To describe the prevalence of high blood pressure among students aged 11 to 14 years from public schools in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted from May to November 2008. Custer sampling technique was used to select clusters of 9 public schools. RESULTS: The sample consisted of 329 students. They had a mean age of 12 years. More than a half of the students were de cor parda - brown (55.0%) and males (58.0%). A great number of students (11.2%) had high blood pressure. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of high blood pressure among the student was 11.2%. The two major risk factors for high blood pressure were body mass index and ethnicity (being de cor parda - brown). There is a need for routine monitoring and management of blood pressure in children and teenagers to prevent the development of high blood pressure in adulthood.