Trends in blood pressure and hypertension among Chinese children and adolescents: China Health and Nutrition Surveys 1991–2004
Year: 2010
Type: article
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To observe the trends in blood pressure (BP) and prevalence of hypertension among Chinese children and adolescents. METHODS: Data were extracted from the China Health and Nutrition Survey conducted from 1991 to 2004; 8247 children and adolescents aged 6-17 years were selected for this study. Multivariate linear regression analysis and multivariate logistic regression analysis were performed to evaluate the secular trends in BP levels and prevalence of hypertension, respectively. RESULTS: During the study period, there was an upward trend in BP in Chinese children and adolescents. After adjustment for gender, age and weight status, the prevalence of pre-hypertension and hypertension increased dramatically from 1991 to 2004, with average relative increases of 6.38% and 8.13% in children and adolescents, respectively. Overweight was strongly associated with pre-hypertension and hypertension in comparison with normal weight, with odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) of 2.21 (1.58-3.11) and 4.13 (3.32-5.13), respectively. CONCLUSION: BP levels and prevalence of hypertension increased dramatically among Chinese children and adolescents from 1991 to 2004.
Source: Blood Pressure
Authors: Ya-Jun Liang, Bo Xi, Yue-Hua Hu, Chunyu Wang, Jun-Ting Liu, Yin-Kun Yan, Tan Xu, Ruo-Qi Wang
Institutions: Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Shandong University, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Soochow University, Youjiang Medical College for Nationalities, Affiliated Hospital of Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities
Language: English
Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
Funders: National Institutes of Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Fogarty International Center, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Awards: Monitoring Social Change: Health and Human Capital from Childhood to Adulthood, G2635978647, G3012680925, G3252528535, G3592121235, G5005921354, G5996566020, CHILD HEALTH EFFECTS OF RAPID SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE, G626113671, G707193669, G8948866618, G9000157739, Nutrition Obesity Research Center (NORC)
OpenAlex ID: W2042143069