Abstract
Background Hypertension is an increasingly common problem in adolescents; amongst the associated factors, physical inactivity and obesity are increasing the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases. Objective To verify whether there is an association between higher blood pressure levels amongst adolescents with the relationship between different levels of body mass index (BMI) and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF). Method Cross-sectional study consisting of 860 adolescents. Higher blood pressure (BP) was considered as borderline and hypertension as the classification. BMI was categorized as [...]
Highlights
Obesity and hypertension have become a public health problem worldwide and are present in both children and adolescents.[1]
There was a high prevalence of overweight and obese adolescents (24.8%) and low cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) levels (53.7%), and 19.4% had high blood pressure (BP) levels
Adolescents with low/normal weight had a lower percentage of higher BP, regardless of the CRF levels
Summary
Obesity and hypertension have become a public health problem worldwide and are present in both children and adolescents.[1] Amongst adolescents, the higher levels of blood pressure (BP) is associated with sex, obesity, family history of hypertension,[2] and waist/height ratio.[3] These tend to increase with age, body mass, height, and body mass index (BMI).[4]. Objective: To verify whether there is an association between higher blood pressure levels amongst adolescents with the relationship between different levels of body mass index (BMI) and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF). Results: Adolescents with overweight/obesity and low CRF levels had a 22% higher BP prevalence. Conclusion: Adolescents with overweight/obesity had a higher prevalence of BP, regardless of CRF levels.
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