PMID- 23301802
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20130625
LR  - 20130110
IS  - 1464-5033 (Electronic)
IS  - 0301-4460 (Linking)
VI  - 40
IP  - 1
DP  - 2013 Jan
TI  - Comparison of body shape and physical activity among adolescents with 
      normotensive and elevated blood pressure in Shandong, China.
PG  - 88-93
LID - 10.3109/03014460.2012.740073 [doi]
AB  - BACKGROUND: Several studies have provided ample evidence that hypertension in 
      adults has its onset in childhood; children and adolescents with elevated blood 
      pressure (BP) are more likely to become hypertensive adults. Shandong province is 
      one of the areas of China with higher prevalence of hypertension. However, no 
      studies on the relationship between physique and BP have been reported in 
      Shandong Province, China. AIM: The present study examined the difference in body 
      shape and physical activity (PA) between adolescents with normotensive and 
      elevated BP in Shandong, China. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Data for this study were 
      obtained from a large cross-sectional survey of schoolchildren carried out in 
      2010.A total of 28 039 students (14 084 boys and 13 955 girls) aged 10-17 years 
      participated in this study. Height, weight, waist circumference (WC), BP, triceps 
      and subscapular skinfolds of all subjects were measured and the sum of triceps 
      and subscapular skinfold thickness was applied. Body mass index (BMI) of 
      adolescents was calculated from their height and weight and the prevalence of 
      overweight and obesity were obtained according to the International Obesity Task 
      Force (IOTF) cut-offs. Elevated BP was defined as systolic blood pressure (SBP) 
      and/or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) >/= 95th percentile for age and gender. PA 
      attitudes and behaviours were assessed by a standardized questionnaire. RESULTS: 
      The mean values of BMI, WC and SFT for both boys and girls were all significantly 
      higher in the elevated BP group than in the normal BP group in all age categories 
      (p < 0.01). More adolescents with elevated BP were overweight or obese compared 
      with normal BP subjects. Significant differences in PA were observed between the 
      elevated and normal BP group, adolescents with elevated BP had poor PA attitudes 
      and behaviours compared with normal BP subjects. CONCLUSION: Adolescents with 
      elevated BP had high levels of BMI, WC, SFT and poor PA attitudes and behaviours. 
      These findings reinforce the importance of preventing overweight and obesity and 
      improving their attitudes towards physical activity.
FAU - Zhang, Ying-Xiu
AU  - Zhang YX
AD  - Shandong Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 16992 Jingshi Road, Jinan, 
      Shandong, PR China. sdcdczyx@163.com
FAU - Chen, Min
AU  - Chen M
FAU - Xue, Li-Hua
AU  - Xue LH
FAU - Zhao, Jin-Shan
AU  - Zhao JS
FAU - Chu, Zun-Hua
AU  - Chu ZH
LA  - eng
PT  - Comparative Study
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - England
TA  - Ann Hum Biol
JT  - Annals of human biology
JID - 0404024
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - *Attitude to Health
MH  - *Blood Pressure
MH  - Body Height
MH  - Body Mass Index
MH  - Body Weight
MH  - Child
MH  - China/epidemiology
MH  - Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - Female
MH  - *Health Behavior
MH  - Humans
MH  - Hypertension/*physiopathology
MH  - Male
MH  - *Motor Activity
MH  - Obesity/*epidemiology
MH  - Overweight
MH  - Risk Factors
MH  - Skinfold Thickness
MH  - Students
MH  - Waist Circumference
EDAT- 2013/01/11 06:00
MHDA- 2013/06/26 06:00
CRDT- 2013/01/11 06:00
PHST- 2013/01/11 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2013/01/11 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2013/06/26 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.3109/03014460.2012.740073 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Ann Hum Biol. 2013 Jan;40(1):88-93. doi: 10.3109/03014460.2012.740073.