Anthropometric and Body Composition Correlates of Hypertension in Children and Adolescents with Intellectual Disabilities.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: Children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities (ID) have an elevated burden of obesity and cardiometabolic risk, yet factors associated with high blood pressure (BP) in this group remain insufficiently described. This study assessed the prevalence of hypertension (HTN) and isolated systolic hypertension (ISH) at a single visit and examined anthropometric and body composition correlates of elevated BP in children with ID. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 461 children and adolescents with ID aged 7-18 y attending special education schools in southeastern Poland. Anthropometric indicators (BMI, waist circumference [WC], hip circumference [HC], and waist-to-height ratio [WHtR]) and body composition parameters (BF%, MM%, FFM%, TB

SUBMITTER: Wyszynska J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12897980 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature