RT Journal Article
T1 Diagnostic Precision of Anthropometric Variables for the Detection of Hypertension in Children and Adolescents.
A1 Vaquero-Alvarez, Manuel
A1 Molina-Luque, Rafael
A1 Fonseca-Pozo, Francisco Javier
A1 Molina-Recio, Guillermo
A1 Lopez-Miranda, Jose
A1 Romero-Saldaña, Manuel
K1 Anthropometry
K1 High blood pressure
K1 School population
K1 Area de Gestión Sanitaria Sur de Córdoba
AB Introduction: High blood pressure (HBP) is a health problem the prevalence of which has increased in young populations. Overweight and obesity in early ages have been directly related to its development. Due to the impact of HBP, it is necessary to provide tools that facilitate its early diagnosis, with useful anthropometric variables being those that assess obesity. The objective of this paper was to determine the diagnostic accuracy of anthropometric variables to detect HBP. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 265 students aged 6-16. The diagnosis of HBP was made following the criteria proposed by the Spanish Association of Pediatrics. Through different statistical methods, the association between anthropometric variables of general obesity with HBP was analyzed. Results: Waist circumference (WC) showed the best diagnostic capacity (area under the receiver operating characteristic curve = 0.729), with a sensitivity and specificity of 72.2% and 76%, respectively, for a cut-off point of 73.5 cm. In the adjusted multivariate analysis, an association was found between HBP and anthropometric variables: WC (odds ratio (OR) = 10.7), body mass index (OR = 7.5), waist-to-height ratio (OR = 5.5) and body fat percentage (OR = 5.3) (p< 0.05). Conclusions: The anthropometric variables studied showed a moderate predictive capacity for HBP, highlighting WC, which showed the strongest association with HBP in the infant and child population.
PB MDPI
YR 2020
FD 2020-06-17
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/15807
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/15807
LA en
NO Vaquero-Álvarez M, Molina-Luque R, Fonseca-Pozo FJ, Molina-Recio G, López-Miranda J, Romero-Saldaña M. Diagnostic Precision of Anthropometric Variables for the Detection of Hypertension in Children and Adolescents. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Jun 19;17(12):4415
DS RISalud
RD Apr 4, 2025