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Prevalence of hypertension among adolescents: systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Prevalence of Hypertension among Children and Adolescents in India: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Indian journal of pediatrics · 2021Pooled it
- Prevalence of hypertension among adolescents (10-19 years) in India: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cross-sectional studies.PloS one · 2020Pooled it
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- Associations Between Prematurity, Birthweight, and Adolescence Blood Pressure in a Nationwide Cohort.Kidney international reports · 2024Article
- Hypertension and Associated Lipid, Glucose, and Adiposity Parameters in School-Aged Adolescents in the Federal District, Brazil.Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia · 2022Article
- Hypertension in Quilombola children and adolescents.Medicine · 2022Article
- High blood pressure among adolescents in Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol.PloS one · 2022Article
- Analysis of the profile of cardiovascular risk in Brazilian schoolchildren: metabolic and behavioral indicators.Archives of endocrinology and metabolism · 2021Article
- Prevalence of Hypertension and Its Associated Factors among Indonesian Adolescents.International journal of hypertension · 2020Article
- The Olympic Experimental Gymnasium Program and its Association with the Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study.Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia · 2019Article
- Accuracy of self-reported hypertension in Brazilian adolescents: Analysis of the Study of Cardiovascular Risk in Adolescents.Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2018Article
- The Association of Vitamin A and Vitamin D with Hypertension in Children: A Case-Control Study.International journal of hypertension · 2018Article
- Association between arterial hypertension and nutritional status in adolescents from Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil.PloS one · 2017Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo estimate the prevalence of hypertension among adolescent Brazilian students.
methodsA systematic review of school-based cross-sectional studies was conducted. The articles were searched in the databases MEDLINE, Embase, Scopus, LILACS, SciELO, Web of Science, CAPES thesis database and Trip Database. In addition, we examined the lists of references of relevant studies to identify potentially eligible articles. No restrictions regarding publication date, language, or status applied. The studies were selected by two independent evaluators, who also extracted the data and assessed the methodological quality following eight criteria related to sampling, measuring blood pressure, and presenting results. The meta-analysis was calculated using a random effects model and analyses were performed to investigate heterogeneity.
resultsWe retrieved 1,577 articles from the search and included 22 in the review. The included articles corresponded to 14,115 adolescents, 51.2% (n = 7,230) female. We observed a variety of techniques, equipment, and references used. The prevalence of hypertension was 8.0% (95%CI 5.0-11.0; I2 = 97.6%), 9.3% (95%CI 5.6-13.6; I2 = 96.4%) in males and 6.5% (95%CI 4.2-9.1; I2 = 94.2%) in females. The meta-regression failed to identify the causes of the heterogeneity among studies.
conclusionsDespite the differences found in the methodologies of the included studies, the results of this systematic review indicate that hypertension is prevalent in the Brazilian adolescent school population. For future investigations, we suggest the standardization of techniques, equipment, and references, aiming at improving the methodological quality of the studies.
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