Paper Title
To Study the BMI and Prehypertension in Adolescence Children
Abstract
Background- Prevalence of Prehypertension and Hypertension is increasing globally which in turn changed epidemiology of diseases in children. This burden and long effects are red signal to health sector. Aim and Objectives-To study the BMI and Prehypertensioninadolescence children. Material and methods- This cross-sectional study was conducted among Adolescent school children aged 10-18 years belonging to class V to X. In this study, I have interviewed and examined total 1134 children from both the schools. Results- Out of 1134 students examined 18.78% were overweight (96 boys and 117 Girls) and 2.46% (19 boys and 09 Girls) having obesity. Out of 108 Prehypertensive students 14 students BMI was normal (12.96%), 73 students were overweight (67.59%) and 21 were obese (19.44%). Out of 35 hypertensive students 02 students BMI was normal (5.71%), 13 students were overweight (37.14%) and 20 were obese (57.14%). Conclusion:Continuous research and creation of awareness regarding Prehypertension and hypertension should be done in the society.
Keywords - Hypertension, Prehypertension, Overweight and obesity