Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2012, 3(3):454-458
Monitoring of blood pressure in children
- Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava
Aim: The aim of the thesis is to examine potential risk of hypertension in children aged 14 - 15 years by two standard measurements of blood pressure and to find out possible relation between values of blood pressure in children and their selected socio-demographic factors and physical parameters.
Methods: The research was carried out on 143 pupils from elementary schools in Ostrava, which participate in the project "Zdravá škola"(Healthy School). The data were obtained from measuring of physiological functions, survey of anthropometric data and further questions focused on particular risk factors for cardiovascular diseases.
Results: The second measurement revealed a difference in values of blood pressure between sexes, when boys had higher blood pressure than girls. The research confirmed that blood pressure is influenced by physical activity, especially in children with high value of BMI. In children with lower values of BMI, the correlation between the value of blood pressure and physical activity was not statistically relevant. From a high-risk group of 14 children with genetic predisposition, 29% of children had average value of blood pressure in range of 95. percentile (hypertension) given age, sex and height.
Conclusion: The occurrence of high blood pressure is common in children who suffer from overweight and obesity. The value of blood pressure is influenced by physical activity, especially in overweight and obese children, when value of blood pressure in the children who did not practice, were higher in children than exercisers. Regular check-ups and proper evaluation of measured blood pressure in children and adolescents can contribute to early revelation of children and adolescents with high-risk parameters of blood pressure.
Keywords: children, blood pressure, hypertension, monitoring, BMI, physical activity
Published: September 30, 2012 Show citation
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