Prevalence of elevated blood pressure and hypertension based on repeat measurements among school-going adolescents in Central India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Scarcity of evidence regarding the need to obtain three separate Blood Pressure (BP) readings before diagnosing hypertension in adolescents exists in low middle income countries. Hence, this study aimed at determining the prevalence of elevated BP / hypertension in any two of the three visits among 10-18 years school-going adolescents. Secondly, to determine the trajectory of BP readings across age group, sex and over three visits.

Methods

A longitudinal study was conducted across five urban schools of Bhopal district (Madhya Pradesh) among children aged 10-18-years. Multistage cluster sampling was adopted to cover a sample size of 780 over a one-year period. Those adolescents who satisfied the study criteria were checked for height and weight, followed by measure

SUBMITTER: Gouroumourty R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12492742 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature