Study of blood pressure in elementary school children at hill and seashore areas
Keywords:
blood pressure, school-age children, hill, seashore, hypertension
Abstract
Background Measurement of blood pressure is the most impor-tant tool for early detection of hypertension. There is an assump-
tion that salt consumption of the population living at the seashore
is higher than that of those living on the hill area, and it would lead
to higher blood pressure.
Objective To find out whether there is any difference of blood
pressure between school-age children (6-13 years) living on the
hill area (Brastagi subdistrict) and those living at the seashore area
(Pantai Cermin sub district), North Sumatra.
Methods A cross sectional study was conducted in Brastagi and
Pantai Cermin from September to October 1995. The subjects were
taken by a simple random sampling method. The blood pressure
was measured based on recommendation of The Second Task
Force on Blood Pressure Control in Children 1987.
Results The means systolic pressure in boys of 6 years of age as
well as in girls of 6,8,12 and 13 years, and the means of diastolic
pressure in girls of 6,7,8,11 years were higher in Pantai Cermin
(p<0.05). Blood pressure had significant positive correlations
(p<0.001) with age, weight and height in both areas. Overall, hy-
pertension was found in 117 (11%) out of 1065 children, 11.6%
among girls and 10.6% among boys. On the hill and at seashore
area, hypertension was found in 10.2% and 11.8% of children re-
spectively, which was not statistically different (p>0.05).
Conclusion In children, there was no significant difference be-
tween the prevalence of hypertension on hill and seashore area
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Control in Children. Pediatrics (supplement) 1987;
79:1-14.
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dren in Jakarta. Pediatr Indones 1971; 11:141-54.
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Kanak- Kanak di Kotamadya Medan. MKI 1984;
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Pandang. The 6h National Congress of Pediatrics,
Denpasar, 1984.
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kecamatan di Jogyakarta. MKI 1986; 36:7-11.
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Pediatr Indones 1988; 28:183-91.
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of elevated values. Mayo Clin Proc 1980; 55:623-32.
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2016-09-24
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Ariani A, Lisma T, Lubis I, Ramayati R, Rusdidjas R. Study of blood pressure in elementary school children at hill and seashore areas. PI [Internet]. 24Sep.2016 [cited 3May2024];43(1):6-. Available from: https://www.paediatricaindonesiana.org/index.php/paediatrica-indonesiana/article/view/649
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