Incidence of Hypertension in Early Adolescent Children between 12-14 years Old Age

Abstract

Objective: Prevalence of pre-high blood pressure and hypertension in early adolescent children between 12-14years old age.

Study Design: Cross-section study
Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the schools of intermediate public in Al-Diwaniyah Governorate, Iraq from 1st January 2023 to 15th April 2023.

Methods: This cross-section study was done in schools of intermediate public in Al-Diwaniyah Governorate, Iraq. The participants were carried out on 200 (100 males and 100 females) early adolescent children aged 12-14 years.

Results: There were79% of normal blood pressure values, and 13% of them were in pre hypertension state with 4:5 male to female rate, 2% of them were in hypertension stage 1 with 3:1 male to female rate, 1% were stage 2 all females, 1.5% were isolated systolic hypertension with 1:2 male to female rate, 2% were isolated diastolic hypertension with 1:3 male to female rate, and the remainder were white coat hypertension.

Conclusion: The increasing prevalence of hypertension in childhood were carrying problem of global health, demands early recognition with good treatment, a guide in a specific direction evolve progress with raise awareness of this subject shall be predicted, where early prevention could resolute before all measures.