ERICA: prevalences of hypertension and obesity in Brazilian adolescents
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of arterial hypertension and obesity and the population attributable fraction of hypertension that is due to obesity in Brazilian adolescents. METHODS Data from participants in the Brazilian Study of Cardiovascular Risks in Adolescents (ERICA), which was the first national school-based, cross-section study performed in Brazil were evaluated. The sample was divided into 32 geographical strata and clusters from 32 schools and classes, with regional and national representation. Obesity was classified using the body mass index according to age and sex. Arterial hypertension was defined when the average systolic or diastolic blood pressure was greater than or equal to the 95th percentile of the reference curve. Prevalences and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) of arterial hypertension and obesity, both on a national basis and in the macro-regions of Brazil, were estimated by sex and age group, as were the fractions of hypertension attributable to obesity in the population. RESULTS We evaluated 73,399 students, 55.4% female, with an average age of 14.7 years (SD = 1.6). The prevalence of hypertension was 9.6% (95%CI 9.0-10.3); with the lowest being in the North, 8.4% (95%CI 7.7-9.2) and Northeast regions, 8.4% (95%CI 7.6-9.2), and the highest being in the South, 12.5% (95%CI 11.0-14.2). The prevalence of obesity was 8.4% (95%CI 7.9-8.9), which was lower in the North region and higher in the South region. The prevalences of arterial hypertension and obesity were higher in males. Obese adolescents presented a higher prevalence of hypertension, 28.4% (95%CI 25.5-31.2), than overweight adolescents, 15.4% (95%CI 17.0-13.8), or eutrophic adolescents, 6.3% (95%CI 5.6-7.0). The fraction of hypertension attributable to obesity was 17.8%. CONCLUSIONS ERICA was the first nationally representative Brazilian study providing prevalence estimates of hypertension in adolescents. Regional and sex differences were observed. The study indicates that the control of obesity would lower the prevalence of hypertension among Brazilian adolescents by 1/5.
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oai:scielo:S0034-891020160002003062016-12-20ERICA: prevalences of hypertension and obesity in Brazilian adolescentsBloch,Katia VergettiKlein,Carlos HenriqueSzklo,MoysesKuschnir,Maria Cristina CAbreu,Gabriela de AzevedoBarufaldi,Laura AugustaVeiga,Gloria Valeria daSchaan,BeatrizSilva,Thiago Luiz Nogueira daMoraes,Ana Julia PantojaOliveira,Ana Mayra Andrade deTavares,Bruno MendesMagliano,Erika da SilvaOliveira,Cecília Lacroix deCunha,Cristiane de FreitasGiannini,Denise TavaresBelfort,Dilson RodriguesSantos,Eduardo LimaLeon,Elisa Brosina deOliveira,Elizabete Regina AraújoFujimori,ElizabethBorges,Ana LuízaVasconcelos,Francisco de Assis GuedesAzevedo,George DantasBrunken,Gisela SoaresGuimarães,Isabel Cristina BrittoFaria Neto,José RochaOliveira,Juliana SouzaCarvalho,Kenia Mara B. deGonçalves,Luis Gonzaga de OliveiraMonteiro,Maria InêsSantos,Marize M.Jardim,Paulo César B. VeigaFerreira,Pedro Antônio MunizMontenegro Jr.,Renan MagalhãesGurgel,Ricardo QueirozVianna,Rodrigo PinheiroVasconcelos,Sandra MaryGoldberg,Tamara Beres Lederer Adolescent Obesity, epidemiology Hypertension, epidemiology Cross-Sectional Studies ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of arterial hypertension and obesity and the population attributable fraction of hypertension that is due to obesity in Brazilian adolescents. METHODS Data from participants in the Brazilian Study of Cardiovascular Risks in Adolescents (ERICA), which was the first national school-based, cross-section study performed in Brazil were evaluated. The sample was divided into 32 geographical strata and clusters from 32 schools and classes, with regional and national representation. Obesity was classified using the body mass index according to age and sex. Arterial hypertension was defined when the average systolic or diastolic blood pressure was greater than or equal to the 95th percentile of the reference curve. Prevalences and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) of arterial hypertension and obesity, both on a national basis and in the macro-regions of Brazil, were estimated by sex and age group, as were the fractions of hypertension attributable to obesity in the population. RESULTS We evaluated 73,399 students, 55.4% female, with an average age of 14.7 years (SD = 1.6). The prevalence of hypertension was 9.6% (95%CI 9.0-10.3); with the lowest being in the North, 8.4% (95%CI 7.7-9.2) and Northeast regions, 8.4% (95%CI 7.6-9.2), and the highest being in the South, 12.5% (95%CI 11.0-14.2). The prevalence of obesity was 8.4% (95%CI 7.9-8.9), which was lower in the North region and higher in the South region. The prevalences of arterial hypertension and obesity were higher in males. Obese adolescents presented a higher prevalence of hypertension, 28.4% (95%CI 25.5-31.2), than overweight adolescents, 15.4% (95%CI 17.0-13.8), or eutrophic adolescents, 6.3% (95%CI 5.6-7.0). The fraction of hypertension attributable to obesity was 17.8%. CONCLUSIONS ERICA was the first nationally representative Brazilian study providing prevalence estimates of hypertension in adolescents. Regional and sex differences were observed. The study indicates that the control of obesity would lower the prevalence of hypertension among Brazilian adolescents by 1/5.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessFaculdade de Saúde Pública da Universidade de São PauloRevista de Saúde Pública v.50 suppl.1 20162016-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articletext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102016000200306en10.1590/s01518-8787.2016050006685 |
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Bloch,Katia Vergetti Klein,Carlos Henrique Szklo,Moyses Kuschnir,Maria Cristina C Abreu,Gabriela de Azevedo Barufaldi,Laura Augusta Veiga,Gloria Valeria da Schaan,Beatriz Silva,Thiago Luiz Nogueira da Moraes,Ana Julia Pantoja Oliveira,Ana Mayra Andrade de Tavares,Bruno Mendes Magliano,Erika da Silva Oliveira,Cecília Lacroix de Cunha,Cristiane de Freitas Giannini,Denise Tavares Belfort,Dilson Rodrigues Santos,Eduardo Lima Leon,Elisa Brosina de Oliveira,Elizabete Regina Araújo Fujimori,Elizabeth Borges,Ana Luíza Vasconcelos,Francisco de Assis Guedes Azevedo,George Dantas Brunken,Gisela Soares Guimarães,Isabel Cristina Britto Faria Neto,José Rocha Oliveira,Juliana Souza Carvalho,Kenia Mara B. de Gonçalves,Luis Gonzaga de Oliveira Monteiro,Maria Inês Santos,Marize M. Jardim,Paulo César B. Veiga Ferreira,Pedro Antônio Muniz Montenegro Jr.,Renan Magalhães Gurgel,Ricardo Queiroz Vianna,Rodrigo Pinheiro Vasconcelos,Sandra Mary Goldberg,Tamara Beres Lederer |
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Bloch,Katia Vergetti Klein,Carlos Henrique Szklo,Moyses Kuschnir,Maria Cristina C Abreu,Gabriela de Azevedo Barufaldi,Laura Augusta Veiga,Gloria Valeria da Schaan,Beatriz Silva,Thiago Luiz Nogueira da Moraes,Ana Julia Pantoja Oliveira,Ana Mayra Andrade de Tavares,Bruno Mendes Magliano,Erika da Silva Oliveira,Cecília Lacroix de Cunha,Cristiane de Freitas Giannini,Denise Tavares Belfort,Dilson Rodrigues Santos,Eduardo Lima Leon,Elisa Brosina de Oliveira,Elizabete Regina Araújo Fujimori,Elizabeth Borges,Ana Luíza Vasconcelos,Francisco de Assis Guedes Azevedo,George Dantas Brunken,Gisela Soares Guimarães,Isabel Cristina Britto Faria Neto,José Rocha Oliveira,Juliana Souza Carvalho,Kenia Mara B. de Gonçalves,Luis Gonzaga de Oliveira Monteiro,Maria Inês Santos,Marize M. Jardim,Paulo César B. Veiga Ferreira,Pedro Antônio Muniz Montenegro Jr.,Renan Magalhães Gurgel,Ricardo Queiroz Vianna,Rodrigo Pinheiro Vasconcelos,Sandra Mary Goldberg,Tamara Beres Lederer ERICA: prevalences of hypertension and obesity in Brazilian adolescents |
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Bloch,Katia Vergetti Klein,Carlos Henrique Szklo,Moyses Kuschnir,Maria Cristina C Abreu,Gabriela de Azevedo Barufaldi,Laura Augusta Veiga,Gloria Valeria da Schaan,Beatriz Silva,Thiago Luiz Nogueira da Moraes,Ana Julia Pantoja Oliveira,Ana Mayra Andrade de Tavares,Bruno Mendes Magliano,Erika da Silva Oliveira,Cecília Lacroix de Cunha,Cristiane de Freitas Giannini,Denise Tavares Belfort,Dilson Rodrigues Santos,Eduardo Lima Leon,Elisa Brosina de Oliveira,Elizabete Regina Araújo Fujimori,Elizabeth Borges,Ana Luíza Vasconcelos,Francisco de Assis Guedes Azevedo,George Dantas Brunken,Gisela Soares Guimarães,Isabel Cristina Britto Faria Neto,José Rocha Oliveira,Juliana Souza Carvalho,Kenia Mara B. de Gonçalves,Luis Gonzaga de Oliveira Monteiro,Maria Inês Santos,Marize M. Jardim,Paulo César B. Veiga Ferreira,Pedro Antônio Muniz Montenegro Jr.,Renan Magalhães Gurgel,Ricardo Queiroz Vianna,Rodrigo Pinheiro Vasconcelos,Sandra Mary Goldberg,Tamara Beres Lederer |
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ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of arterial hypertension and obesity and the population attributable fraction of hypertension that is due to obesity in Brazilian adolescents. METHODS Data from participants in the Brazilian Study of Cardiovascular Risks in Adolescents (ERICA), which was the first national school-based, cross-section study performed in Brazil were evaluated. The sample was divided into 32 geographical strata and clusters from 32 schools and classes, with regional and national representation. Obesity was classified using the body mass index according to age and sex. Arterial hypertension was defined when the average systolic or diastolic blood pressure was greater than or equal to the 95th percentile of the reference curve. Prevalences and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) of arterial hypertension and obesity, both on a national basis and in the macro-regions of Brazil, were estimated by sex and age group, as were the fractions of hypertension attributable to obesity in the population. RESULTS We evaluated 73,399 students, 55.4% female, with an average age of 14.7 years (SD = 1.6). The prevalence of hypertension was 9.6% (95%CI 9.0-10.3); with the lowest being in the North, 8.4% (95%CI 7.7-9.2) and Northeast regions, 8.4% (95%CI 7.6-9.2), and the highest being in the South, 12.5% (95%CI 11.0-14.2). The prevalence of obesity was 8.4% (95%CI 7.9-8.9), which was lower in the North region and higher in the South region. The prevalences of arterial hypertension and obesity were higher in males. Obese adolescents presented a higher prevalence of hypertension, 28.4% (95%CI 25.5-31.2), than overweight adolescents, 15.4% (95%CI 17.0-13.8), or eutrophic adolescents, 6.3% (95%CI 5.6-7.0). The fraction of hypertension attributable to obesity was 17.8%. CONCLUSIONS ERICA was the first nationally representative Brazilian study providing prevalence estimates of hypertension in adolescents. Regional and sex differences were observed. The study indicates that the control of obesity would lower the prevalence of hypertension among Brazilian adolescents by 1/5. |
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