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Acta Pediatr Mex 2023; 44 (4)

Association of central obesity by waistto- height ratio (WHtR) in children with hypertension

Tapia GLM, Herrera ÁME

Language: Spanish
References: 12
Page: 276-283
PDF size: 211.30 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Background: Visceral fat has greater metabolic activity in obesity. Recent studies in Mexico show that the waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) is the best marker for diagnosing central obesity in children. Obesity is a risk factor for hypertension, which has its origins in childhood.
Objective: To determine the association between central obesity in children and hypertension in a Family Medicine Unit.
Materials and Methods: Association study, conducted in July 2021 in children aged 6 to 11 years, in which obesity was determined by WHtR. Two groups of schoolchildren were established: those with central obesity as determined by waist-to-height ratio and participants without obesity. This were selected by nonrandom/non-probabilistic sampling for convenience. Sociodemographic and anthropometric variables were studied. Descriptive statistics, student t, χ2 and odds ratio were used.
Results: Seventy-five school-age children with obesity were studied and were found to have association was found of central obesity and hypertension in children, with a P‹0.001 value, OR of 11.13.
Conclusions: There is a strong association between the presence of central obesity by WHtR and high BP (blood pressure) in children.


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