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- Title
Hypertension-Related Status and Influencing Factors among Chinese Children and Adolescents Aged 6~17 Years: Data from China Nutrition and Health Surveillance (2015–2017).
- Authors
Yang, Yuxiang; Li, Yuge; Yuan, Hongtao; Tang, Zengxu; Chen, Mulei; Cai, Shuya; Piao, Wei; Nan, Jing; Li, Fusheng; Yu, Dongmei; Gao, Xiang
- Abstract
Hypertension is currently highly prevalent worldwide and serves as one of the significant risk factors for chronic diseases and mortality. Adult hypertension can be traced back to, as well as prevented starting in, childhood and adolescence. However, due to the lack of surveillance among children and adolescents, the prevalence and influencing factors of hypertension-related conditions have not been well described. Hence, a total of 67,947 children and adolescents aged 6 to 17 from China Nutrition and Health Surveillance (2015–2017) were enrolled to describe the weighted average blood pressure level and the weighted prevalence of hypertension, pre-hypertension, and their distribution and to analyze the risk factors for hypertension and pre-hypertension among Chinese children and adolescents at a nationwide level. In summary, the weighted mean values of systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure were 111.8 (95% CI, 111.2–112.5) mmHg and 66.5 (95% CI, 66.0–67.0) mmHg, respectively. The weighted prevalence of hypertension and pre-hypertension was 24.9% and 17.1%, respectively. Moreover, general obesity, overweight, and central obesity served as risk factors for hypertension and pre-hypertension among Chinese children and adolescents. The current study indicated that the prevalence of hypertension and pre-hypertension in Chinese children and adolescents was at a high level. Moreover, blood pressure screening should be further intensified for children and adolescents at a high risk of being overweight or obese.
- Subjects
CHINA; HYPERTENSION epidemiology; HYPERTENSION risk factors; MORTALITY risk factors; RISK assessment; CROSS-sectional method; PUBLIC health surveillance; PREHYPERTENSION; HYPERTENSION; DISEASE prevalence; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; SURVEYS; CHRONIC diseases; NUTRITIONAL status; BLOOD pressure; CONFIDENCE intervals; OBESITY; DISEASE risk factors; ADOLESCENCE; CHILDREN
- Publication
Nutrients, 2024, Vol 16, Issue 16, p2685
- ISSN
2072-6643
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/nu16162685