Abstract
Aim: Hypertension is a major public health problem worldwide and is associated with high mortality and morbidity. The main aim of this study is to assess obesity and overweight in school children and their relationship to hypertension and associated risk factors.
 Study Design: Population based cross sectional study.
 Results and Discussion: A total number of 712 students with age group between 7-12 years from different school were screened for their height, weight and body mass index. The present study was aimed to assess obesity and overweight in school children and their relationship to hypertension and associated risk factors. Under weight and healthy weight children are engaged in physical activities like playing in ground and thus they are healthy where the children who found as overweight and obese were not engaged in physical activities regularly and thus this might be the reason for their overweight and obesity. At the same time the children who found as obese and overweight were said that they were having fast foods twice a day.
 Conclusion: In order to get rid of these risks and their associated cardiovascular risks, their food habits must be changed and physical activities needs to be improved.
Highlights
Hypertension is a major public health problem worldwide and is associated with high mortality and morbidity
The growing prevalence of hypertension is coupled with increase body weight and many reports have shown an association between blood pressure (BP) and body mass index (BMI) [6]
That World Health Organization (WHO) emphasizes the importance of monitoring the prevalence and secular trends for overweight and obesity in each country
Summary
Hypertension is a major public health problem worldwide and is associated with high mortality and morbidity. With globalization bringing more lifestyle modifications, adolescents are exposed to multiple risk factors which make them highly prone towards hypertension at a younger age. The Global Burden of Diseases study has reported that by the year 2025, CVD would be the major cause of death all over the world including the developing countries. Though hypertension is a problem of adult age, but its etiologic process begins in childhood. Hypertension is a known risk factor for coronary artery disease (CAD) in adults and the presence of childhood hypertension contributes to the early Development of CAD. According to many studies carried out world-wide the prevalence of hypertension in children and adolescents appear to be increasing. The growing prevalence of hypertension is coupled with increase body weight and many reports have shown an association between blood pressure (BP) and body mass index (BMI) [6]
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