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Prevalence of arterial hypertension and risk factors in adolescents.

Objective: To assess the prevalence of arterial hypertension and the risk factors associated with it among adolescents. Methods: Cross-sectional study developed with 211 adolescent students. The prevalence of arterial hypertension was assessed and its relationship with weight excess, physical activi...

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Publicado en:Acta Paulista de Enfermagem Vol. 28; no. 1; pp. 81 - 87
Autores principales: de Moura, Ionara Holanda, Sátiro Vieira, Eduardo Emanuel, Freitas da Silva, Grazielle Roberta, de Carvalho, Rumão Batista Nunes, Vilarouca da Silva, Ana Roberta
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Escola Paulista de Enfermagem 2015
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Sumario:Objective: To assess the prevalence of arterial hypertension and the risk factors associated with it among adolescents. Methods: Cross-sectional study developed with 211 adolescent students. The prevalence of arterial hypertension was assessed and its relationship with weight excess, physical activity and capillary glucose was verified. Results: The prevalence of arterial hypertension was 13.7%. No association was found between high blood pressure and weight excess and levels of physical activity. Adolescents with high capillary glucose presented greater chances of developing arterial hypertension. Conclusion: The studied adolescents presented a high prevalence of arterial hypertension. The cases of hypertension were only associated with high capillary glucose.