DOI:10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.11.175
Incidence of high blood pressure in children — Effects of physical activity and sedentary behaviors: The IDEFICS study! T' s: ?; m) D* y: X$ `7 {9 R/ M
Augusto César Ferreira de Moraescorrespondenceemail, Heráclito Barbosa Carvalho, Alfonso Siani, Gianvincenzo Barba1, Toomas Veidebaum, Michael Tornaritis, Denes Molnar, Wolfgang Ahrens, Norman Wirsik, Stefaan De Henauw, Staffan M?rild, Lauren Lissner, Kenn Konstabel, Yannis Pitsiladis, Luis A. Moreno on behalf of the IDEFICS consortium
Abstract
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f5 g& ]/ H. k% IHigh blood pressure (HBP) is one of the most important risk factors for cardiovascular diseases and it has a high prevalence in pediatric populations. However, the determinants of the incidence of Pre-HBP and HBP in children are not well known. i) To describe the incidence of HBP in European children; and ii) to evaluate the effect of physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SB) on the Pre-HBP and HBP.
Methods
6 Q6 J; G P, O; f3 nThe IDEFICS cohort study. A total of 16,228 children 2–9?years at baseline were recruited by complex sampling population-based survey in eight European countries. At baseline (T0), 5221 children were selected for accelerometer measurements; 5061 children were re-examined 2?years later (T1). We estimated the incidence of Pre-HBP and HBP and evaluate the effect of PA and SB on the Pre-HBP and HBP, by computing relative risks and the corresponding 95% confidence intervals (RR, 95% CI).
Results9 T5 K# J& ]8 c6 }5 x
Incidences of Pre-HBP and HBP per year were: 121/1000 children and 110/1000 children, respectively. We found that children maintaining SB?>?2?h/d during the two year follow-up showed a RR of having HBP of 1.28 (1.03–1.60). Children in T1 not performing the recommended amount of PA (<60?min/d) have a RR of HBP of 1.53 (1.12 to 2.09). We found no association between pre-HBP and the behaviors.