Authors: Mustafa Mumtaz Mazicioglu Bektas Murat Yalcin Ahmet Ozturk Hasan Basri Ustunbas Selim Kurtoglu
Publish Date: 2010/08/19
Volume: 25, Issue: 11, Pages: 2327-2334
Abstract
To investigate the relationship between anthropometric parameters and elevated blood pressure in adolescents we measured blood pressure BP height weight triceps skinfold TSF thickness waist circumference WC and midupperarm circumference MUAC in 2860 student volunteers aged 11–17 years in Kayseri Turkey Waisttoheight ratio WHtR waisttoarmspan ratio WASR body mass index BMI armfat area AFA and fat percentage FP were also calculated Participants were divided into two groups hypertensive systolic blood pressure SBP or diastolic blood pressure DBP ≥ 95th percentiles n = 246 and normotensives SBP or DBP 95th percentiles n = 2614 Multiple logistic regression models were produced within these groups for the examined risk factors and cutoff points were investigated for SBP or DBP ≥ 95th percentiles using receiver operating characteristics ROC analysis BMI WC WHtR WASR MUAC and BMI had statistically significant cutoffs among boys Whereas BMI WHtR WASR WC MUAC AFA and TSF were statistically significant for girls younger than 15 only BMI and WC were statistically significant for participants older than 15 The independent risk factors for elevated BP were determined according to BMI and WC Although several anthropometric measurements were significant in our participants BMI and WC were significant among all participants irrespective of age and sex
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