How useful are anthropometric measurements as predictive markers for elevated blood pressure in adolescents in different gender?

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Erdal I., YALÇIN S. S., Aksan A., Gencal D., KANBUR N.

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, vol.33, no.9, pp.1203-1211, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 33 Issue: 9
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.1515/jpem-2020-0175
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Page Numbers: pp.1203-1211
  • Keywords: adolescence, anthropometric measurement, blood pressure, body mass index, gender, BODY-MASS INDEX, TO-HEIGHT RATIO, UPPER-ARM CIRCUMFERENCE, SECONDARY HYPERTENSION, WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE, SCHOOL-CHILDREN, OBESITY, FAT, OVERWEIGHT, RISK
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Obesity and obesity-related diseases are one of the common health problems worldwide and have also been proposed to be important predictors of blood pressure and cardiovascular disease risk. The aim of our study is to determine the utility of different anthropometric measurements (body mass index [BMI], skinfold thickness [SFT], waist circumference [WC], mid-upper arm circumference [MUAC], arm circumference-height ratio [AHtR], and waist circumference-height ratio [WHtR]) as markers of hypertension (HT) risk in adolescents.