Different risk factors for elevated blood pressure according to abdominal obesity in overweight children and adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The increasing hypertension (HTN) prevalence in children, largely driven by obesity, highlights the need to investigate its risk factors, including the role of abdominal obesity.

Methods

We analysed data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2007-2021) to assess the prevalence of overweight and obesity (OW-OB), elevated blood pressure (EBP), and HTN among 11,554 participants aged 10-18 years. EBP and HTN were defined according to the 2017 American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines, and abdominal obesity was defined as a waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) of ≥ 0.5. Secular trends in the prevalence of OW-OB and EBP-HTN were examined across five time periods, and risk factors for EBP-HTN were evaluated in OW-OB children stratified by abdominal obe

SUBMITTER: Jeong SI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11970025 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature