Relationship Between Blood Pressure and Lipid Profile on Obese Children

Abstract

Background: Obesity in children is gradually becoming a serious public health problem in many countries worldwide. Fatness levels in obese children are indicative of increased risk for elevated blood pressure and lipid profile. Together with dyslipidemia and hypertension, obesity is associated with higher risk of cardiovascular morbidity later in life. Objective: To assess the result of the lipid profile on the obese children based on the blood pressure value. Methods: The cross sectional research was carried out from November 2012 to January 2013 in Makassar on the students of Junior High School of 13-15 years who met the obesity criteria. The research samples were divided into two groups i.e. the increasing blood pressure group percentile (P) ≥90 and the normal blood pressure group (<P90) based on the National High Blood Pressure Education Program Working Group on High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents 2004. Results: The total samples who fulfill the criterion are 80 students comprising 40 students whose blood pressure is ≥P90 and 40 students whose blood pressure is <P90. The significant statistic analyses found that the frequency of high total cholesterol incident (≥200 mg/dl) is more on the blood pressure group of ≥P90 compared to <P90 with value of p = 0.019, OR 3.12 (95%CI 1.18-8.20). Conclusions: Based on the statistical analyses results, it can be concluded that frequency of the high total cholesterol incident is more on the increasing blood pressure group (≥P90) compared with the normal blood pressure group (<P90).