Screening de hipertensión arterial en escolares sanos de 6 a 12 años matriculados en el periodo 2017 2018 en la Escuela Fiscal Mixta José Ángel Palacios

Abstract

Abstract:Hypertension in children is a pathology that is often underdiagnosed, has an increasing prevalence associated with multiple factors, such as obesity and sedentary lifestyle. In order to estimate the prevalence of high blood pressure in children in the city of Loja, a quantitative, descriptive, prospective and cross-sectional study was conducted. The sample consisted of 76 students of the José Ángel Palacios school enrolled in the 2017-2018 school year. 46 boys (60.5%) and 30 girls (39.5%) from 6 to 11 years old were part of the study with a mean of 8 years, in this sample a prevalence of 1.31% of high blood pressure was obtained, which was higher in men with 2.17%. Of the total participants 28.9% suffered from overweight and obesity, 4.54% of this group presented hypertension. However, despite the prevalence of hypertension in obesity, no significant statistical data were obtained to determine it as a risk factor.