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Hipertensi pada Obesitas Masa Anak

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Hypertension in childhood obesity
Background: The prevalence of obesity in children increased rapidly in recent years. One 9f the comorbidity of obesity is the premature onset of cardiovascular risk factors such as hypertension. The objective of the study is to describe the relationship between obesity and the elevated of blood pressure in children.
Method: The population for this cross-sectional study was students in one of the junior high school in Semarakg with the mean age of 13.5 years. The anthropometric and blood pressure data were taken in 2006. BMI was measured with bioelectrical impedance analysis (B1A) Omron Karada Scan and classified based on International Obesity Task Force according to CDC 2000 graphs. The blood pressure was measured by using Omron Digital type SEM-J ana classified based on national high blood pressure education program (NHBPEP). Anova, Spearman correlation and chi-square test were performed to analyze the data.
Result: Of 1.129 students (50.7% boys and 49.3% girls), 185 (/6.4%) were overweight and 160 (14.2%) were obese. Hypertension was detected in 304 students (26.9%). There were significant correlation between systolic blood pressure with BMI (1'=0.466) and diastolic blood pressure with BMI (r=0.337). The risk to hypertension in overweight was 2.8 times greater (OR=2. 79; 95% Cl 1.97- 3.96 p

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Media Medika Indonesiana;44(1)2010:1-6

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Semarang : FK Universitas Diponegoro Semarang., 2010

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6p.

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0126-1762

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obesity
hypertension

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