Abstract
Background: Over the previous two decades, the prevalence of hypertension among teenagers has risen. Early hypertension in children and adolescents has been shown to increase the burden of the disease in adult age. As a result, it is critical to begin identifying the risk factors related to the development of hypertension in adolescents. This study aimed to estimate the relationship between obesity and the risk of hypertension in adolescents.
Subjects and Method: This was a systematic review and meta-analysis. The PICO formula was used for article selection. Population: Adolescents. Intervention: Obesity. Comparison: Normoweight. Outcome: Hypertension. Cross-sectional studies were collected from PubMed, Science Direct, Elsevier, Scopus, BMC, and Google Scholar. The keyword searching included (obesity OR “BMI status”) AND (hypertension OR “blood pressure”) AND (adolescents OR teenager). The inclusion criteria for this study were published full articles within the last 10 years. The pooled odds ratio from selected studies was analyzed using RevMan 5.3.
Results: A meta-analysis consisted of 10 cross-sectional studies from Thailand, China, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Algeria, and Lithuania. The total sample was 126,881 adolescents. Obesity significantly increased the risk of hypertension in adolescents (aOR= 4.04; 95% CI= 2.97 to 5.49; p<0.001).
Conclusion: Obesity increases the risk of hypertension in adolescents.
Keywords: hypertension, obesity, adolescents
Correspondence:
Ica Yuniar Sari. Master’s Program in Public Health, Universitas Sebelas Maret. Jl. Ir. Sutami 36A, Surakarta 57126, Central Java. Email: ica.yuniar01@gmail.com. Mobile: +6285647460470.
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